Tables

Top Ten Story Data by Sector: May 3-9, 2010

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Times Sq. Bomb Plot	25%
2	Oil Rig Explosion	20
3	Economic Crisis	13
4	Southeast Flooding	4
5	UK Election	2
6	Immigration Debate	2
7	2010 Elections	2
8	Iran	2
9	UVA Lacrosse Murder	2
10	Domestic Terrorism and Prevention	2

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Oil Rig Explosion	23%
2	Times Sq. Bomb Plot	19
3	Economic Crisis	10
4	Education System	4
5	War on Terror	3
6	Cyberspace Issues	3
7	2010 Elections	3
8	Catholic Abuse Scandal	3
9	UK Election	2
10	Health Care Debate	1

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Oil Rig Explosion	21%
2	Times Sq. Bomb Plot	17
3	Economic Crisis	13
4	Southeast Flooding	6
5	Iran	5
6	UK Election	4
7	UVA Lacrosse Murder	4
8	US Airline Industry	2
9	Tea Party Movement	1
10	US Auto Industry	1

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Times Sq. Bomb Plot	33%
2	Oil Rig Explosion	20
3	Economic Crisis	14
4	Southeast Floods	5
5	UVA Lacrosse Murder	3
6	Future of the GOP	2
7	UK Election	2
8	Domestic Terrorism and Prevention	1
9	Catholic Abuse Scandal	1
10	Immigration Debate	1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Times Sq. Bomb Plot	38%
2	Oil Rig Explosion	14
3	Economic Crisis	11
4	Immigration Debate	6
5	Domestic Terrorism and Prevention	5
6	Southeast Floods	5
7	2010 Elections	4
8	Education System	2
9	Obama Admin	2
10	Energy Debate	2

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Oil Rig Explosion	26%
2	Economic Crisis	20
3	Times Sq. Bomb Plot	19
4	US Airline Industry	4
5	Obama Admin	4
6	Southeast Floods	3
7	Pakistan	2
8	White House Correspondents Dinner	2
9	Same Sex Marriage Debate	2
10	Iran	2