Tables

Top Ten Story Data by Sector: August 31-September 6, 2009
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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care Debate

14%

2

Economic Crisis

10

3

California Wildfires

10

4

Afghanistan

9

5

Jaycee DugardĀ 

6

6

Swine Flu

4

7

Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat

3

8

Obama Education Speech
3

9

Obama Administration

2

10 Ted Kennedy Dies

2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economic Crisis

14%

2

Afghanistan

11

3

Health Care Debate

11

4

Swine Flu

6

5

California Wildfires
5

6

Education System
5

7

Japanese Election

4

8

G-20 Summit-Pittsburgh

3

9

Iraq War Homefront
3

10

China

2

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Afghanistan

11%

2

Economic Crisis 11

3

California Wildfires 8

4

Health Care Debate

7

5

Jaycee Dugard
6

6

Michael Jackson Dies

4

7

Swine Flu

3

8
Ted Kennedy Dies
3

9

Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat 3

10

North Korea

3

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

California Wildfires

18%

2

Jaycee Dugard

11

3

Afghanistan
10

4

Economic Crisis

10

5

Health Care Debate

7

6

Swine Flu

5

7

Ted Kennedy Dies

4

8

Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat 3

9

Michael Jackson Dies

3

10

Madoff Banking Scam 2

 

Cable TV

 

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care Debate

25%

2

California Wildfires
12

3

Jaycee Dugard 7

4

Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat

7

5

Afghanistan

6

6

Economic Crisis

5

7

Obama Education Speech

5

8

Swine Flu

3

9

Obama Administration 3

10

Van Jones Controversy
3

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care Debate

26%

2

Afghanistan
7

3

Obama Education Speech 7

4

Economic Crisis
7

5

California Wildfires

6

6

Obama Administration

5

7

Van Jones Controversy

4

8

Pakistan

2

9

Swine Flu

2

10

Events in Iraq 1