Tables

Top Ten Story Data by Sector: September 28-October 4, 2009

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Health Care Debate	11%
2	Iran	11
3	Economic Crisis	9
4	2016 Olympics	7
5	Afghanistan	6
6	Samoan Earthquake & Tsunami	4
7	Indonesian Earthquake	4
8	Roman Polanski Arrest	4
9	Swine Flu	3
10	David Letterman	3

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Economic Crisis	12%
2	Iran	10
3	Health Care Debate	9
4	Swine Flu	4
5	Ardi Fossil Discovery	4
6	Roman Polanski Arrest	3
7	Virginia Gubernatorial Elections	3
8	Afghanistan	3
9	G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh	3
10	Texting and Driving	3

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iran	13%
2	Economic Crisis	11
3	Indonesian Earthquake	10
4	Samoan Earthquake & Tsunami	7
5	2016 Olympics	6
6	Health Care Debate	6
7	Afghanistan	5
8	Roman Polanski Arrest	4
9	Typhoons in Philippines, Vietnam	3
10	David Letterman	3

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2016 Olympics	14%
2	Iran	10
3	Samoan Earthquake & Tsunami	10
4	Roman Polanski Arrest	7
5	Swine Flu	6
6	Indonesian Earthquake	5
7	Economic Crisis	5
8	David Letterman	4
9	Afghanistan	4
10	Health Care Debate	4

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Health Care Debate	20%
2	Iran	11
3	2016 Olympics	9
4	Afghanistan	9
5	ACORN Controversy	4
6	David Letterman	4
7	Economic Crisis	3
8	Roman Polanski Arrest	3
9	Obama Administration	3
10	Samoan Earthquake & Tsunami	2

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Health Care Debate	21%
2	Economic Crisis	12
3	2016 Olympics	9
4	Afghanistan	8
5	Iran	5
6	Obama Administration	4
7	David Letterman	3
8	Gun Control	3
9	Mexican Drug War	2
10	Roman Polanski Arrest	2