Tables

Top Ten Story Data by Sector: October 5-11, 2009

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Afghanistan	20%
2	Economic Crisis	12
3	Health Care Debate	10
4	Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize	5
5	Swine Flu	5
6	Obama Administration	3
7	Supreme Court Actions	2
8	Pakistan	2
9	David Letterman	2
10	Nobel Prizes	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Economic Crisis	22%
2	Afghanistan	13
3	Swine Flu	8
4	Health Care Debate	6
5	Pakistan	4
6	Cyberspace Issues	2
7	Virginia Gubernatorial Elections	2
8	Supreme Court Actions	2
9	G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh	2
10	Obama Administration	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Afghanistan	17%
2	Economic Crisis	15
3	Health Care Debate	8
4	Nobel Prizes	6
5	Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize	4
6	Pakistan	3
7	Supreme Court Actions	3
8	Obama Administration	2
9	Events in Iraq	2
10	NASA Moon Probe	2

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Afghanistan	30%
2	Swine Flu	11
3	Health Care Debate	8
4	David Letterman	7
5	Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize	7
6	NASA Moon Probe	4
7	Chicago Teen Violence	4
8	Supreme Court Actions	3
9	Obama Administration	3
10	Economic Crisis	2

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Afghanistan	25%
2	Health Care Debate	14
3	Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize	10
4	Economic Crisis	7
5	Obama Administration	4
6	Swine Flu	3
7	Congressional Political Corruption Scandals	2
8	2010 Elections	2
9	ACORN Controversy	2
10	Iran	2

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Health Care Debate	15%
2	Afghanistan	14
3	Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize	8
4	Economic Crisis	6
5	2016 Olympics	5
6	Obama Administration	4
7	Supreme Court Actions	4
8	Pakistan	3
9	North Korea	2
10	David Letterman	2