Tables
Top Ten Story Data by Sector: August 2-8, 2010
Overall (All 5 Sectors)
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
Economy
|
12%
|
|
2
|
Oil Spill
|
11
|
|
3
|
2010 Elections
|
8
|
|
4
|
Same-sex Marriage
|
5
|
|
5
|
Immigration
|
4
|
|
6
|
CT Beer Distributor Shooting
|
4
|
|
7
|
Events in Iraq
|
3
|
|
8
|
Afghanistan
|
3
|
|
9
|
Health Care
|
3
|
| 10 |
Kagan Nomination
|
3
|
Newspapers
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
Economy
|
13%
|
|
2
|
2010 Elections
|
11
|
|
3
|
Oil Spill |
11
|
|
4
|
Events in Iraq
|
8
|
|
5
|
Afghanistan |
6
|
|
6
|
Kagan Nomination
|
4
|
|
7
|
CT Beer Distributor Shooting |
4
|
|
8
|
Haiti
|
3
|
|
9
|
Mexican Drug War
|
3
|
|
10
|
Same-sex Marriage
|
3
|
Online
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
Oil Spill
|
16%
|
|
2
|
Economy
|
14
|
|
3
|
Pakistan
|
4
|
|
4
|
Terror Threats/Homeland Security
|
4
|
|
5
|
Afghanistan
|
4
|
|
6
|
Events in Iraq
|
3
|
|
7
|
Immigration
|
3
|
8
|
2010 Elections
|
3
|
|
9
|
Russia |
3
|
|
10
|
Health Care
|
2
|
Network TV
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
Oil Spill
|
15%
|
|
2
|
Economy
|
8
|
|
3
|
Same-sex Marriage
|
6
|
|
4
|
Kagan Nomination
|
6
|
|
5
|
CT Beer Distributor Shooting
|
6
|
|
6
|
2010 Elections
|
5
|
|
7
|
Afghanistan
|
4
|
|
8
|
Events in Iraq
|
3
|
|
9
|
Health Care
|
3
|
|
10
|
Immigration
|
2
|
Cable TV
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
2010 Elections
|
15%
|
|
2
|
Immigration
|
10
|
|
3
|
Same-sex Marriage
|
10
|
|
4
|
Economy
|
8
|
|
5
|
CT Beer Distributor Shooting
|
6
|
|
6
|
Obama Admin
|
5 |
|
7
|
Oil Spill
|
5
|
|
8
|
Health Care
|
5
|
|
9
|
Terror Threats/Homeland Security |
3 |
|
10
|
Congressional Scandals
|
3
|
Radio
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
Economy |
16%
|
|
2
|
Oil Spill
|
12
|
|
3
|
Same-sex Marriage
|
6
|
|
4
|
Brett Favre
|
6
|
|
5
|
Immigration
|
4
|
|
6
|
Kagan Nomination
|
3
|
|
7
|
Mexican Drug War
|
3
|
|
8
|
September 11 News
|
3
|
|
9
|
Congressional Scandals |
3
|
|
10
|
Obama Admin
|
2 |