Top Ten Stories

June 22 - 28, 2009

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iran

19%

2

Michael Jackson Dies

18

3

Gov. Sanford Scandal

11

4

Health Care Debate

7

5

Economic Crisis

7

6

DC Metro Crash

5

7

Supreme Court Actions

2

8

Tobacco Legislation
2

9

Education System

1

10 Afghanistan

1

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iran

18%

2

Economic Crisis

13

3

Michael Jackson Dies

9

4

Health Care Debate

7

5

Gov. Sanford Scandal

5

6

DC Metro Crash 4

7

Supreme Court Actions

4

8

Afghanistan

4

9

Mexican Drug War 3

10

Education System

3

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iran

22%

2

Gov. Sanford Scandal 12

3

Michael Jackson Dies 11

4

DC Metro Crash

7

5

Economic Crisis
7

6

Health Care Debate

5

7

Pakistan

3

8
Supreme Court Actions 2

9

Obama Administration
2

10

Education System

2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Michael Jackson Dies

22%

2

Iran

16

3

Health Care Debate
11

4

Economic Crisis

10

5

Gov. Sanford Scandal

9

6

DC Metro Crash

7

7

Farah Fawcett Dies

3

8

Supreme Court Actions
2

9

North Korea

2

10

Ed McMahon Dies 2

 

Cable TV

 

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Michael Jackson Dies

36%

2

Iran
21

3

Gov. Sanford Scandal 13

4

DC Metro Crash

5

5

Health Care Debate

4

6

Tobacco Legislation

4

7

Economic Crisis

3

8

Obama Administration

2

9

North Korea

2

10

Going Green / Pollution
1

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Gov. Sanford Scandal

16%

2

Health Care Debate 15

3

Iran 12

4

Michael Jackson Dies
8

5

Economic Crisis

4

6

Going Green / Pollution

4

7

DC Metro Crash

2

8

Global Warming

2

9

Supreme Cout Actions

2

10

Myanmar Unrest
2