Tables

Top Ten Story Data by Sector: October 12-18, 2009
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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care Debate

21%

2

Economic Crisis

12

3

'Balloon Boy' Falcon Heene

8

4

Afghanistan

7

5

Pakistan

4

6

Swine Flu

4

7

Rush Limbaugh's Failed Rams Bid

2

8

Obama Administration
2

9

Education System

2

10 Hurricane Katrina Aftermath

2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care Debate

15%

2

Economic Crisis

12

3

Swine Flu

5

4

Pakistan

5

5

Afghanistan 5

6

Education System
4

7

'Balloon Boy' Falcon Heene

3

8

Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat

3

9

Cyberspace Issues
3

10

U.S. Airline Industry

2

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care Debate

21%

2

Economic Crisis
17

3

Pakistan
6

4

Afghanistan

6

5

'Balloon Boy' Falcon Heene 5

6

Russia

3

7

Nobel Prizes

3

8
Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize
3

9

Jaycee Dugard
2

10

Obama Administration

2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care Debate

16%

2

Economic Crisis

15

3

Afghanistan
11

4

'Balloon Boy' Falcon Heene

8

5

Swine Flu

6

6

Pakistan

3

7

Early Winter Weather

3

8

Jaycee Dugard
3

9

Taxes

2

10

California Mudslides
2

 

Cable TV

 

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care Debate

29%

2

'Balloon Boy' Falcon Heene
16

3

Afghanistan 7

4

Economic Crisis

5

5

Hurricane Katrina Aftermath

5

6

Obama Administration

5

7

Rush Limbaugh's Failed Rams Bid

4

8

Swine Flu

3

9

Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize 2

10

Gays in the Military
1

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care Debate

22%

2

Economic Crisis
13

3

'Balloon Boy' Falcon Heene
7

4

Rush Limbaugh's Failed Rams Bid 6

5

Afghanistain

5

6

Pakistan

3

7

Education System

3

8

Hurricane Katrina Aftermath

2

9

Events in Iraq

2

10

Global Warming
1