Top Ten Stories

June 29 - July 5, 2009

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Michael Jackson Dies	17%
2	Economic Crisis	10
3	Events in Iraq	6
4	Afghanistan	5
5	Health Care Debate	5
6	Bernard Madoff Scam	5
7	Firefighters Supreme Court Case	4
8	Iran	4
9	Congressional Election Results	4
10	Honduras Coup	3

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Economic Crisis	17%
2	Afghanistan	8
3	Michael Jackson Dies	7
4	Events in Iraq	5
5	Bernard Madoff Scam	5
6	Honduras	4
7	Health Care Debate	4
8	Iran	4
9	Firefighters Supreme Court Case	3
10	Sarah Palin	3

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Michael Jackson Dies	12%
2	Iran	10
3	Economic Crisis	8
4	Afghanistan	7
5	Yemeni Plane Crash	7
6	Honduras Coup	7
7	Bernard Madoff Scam	6
8	Firefighters Supreme Court Case	5
9	Congressional Election Results	4
10	Events in Iraq	4

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Michael Jackson Dies	30%
2	Economic Crisis	8
3	Events in Iraq	7
4	Bernard Madoff Scam	6
5	Afghanistan	6
6	Sarah Palin	2
7	FDA Painkiller Dosage Warning	2
8	Gov. Sanford Scandal	2
9	Congressional Election Results	2
10	Air France Plane Crash	2

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Michael Jackson Dies	28%
2	Health Care Debate	8
3	Events in Iraq	7
4	Sarah Palin	6
5	Economic Crisis	6
6	Congressional Election Results	6
7	Firefighters Supreme Court Case	4
8	Gov. Sanford Scandal	4
9	Afghanistan	3
10	Bernard Madoff Scam	3

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Health Care Debate	15%
2	Economic Crisis	15
3	Michael Jackson Dies	10
4	Bernard Madoff Scam	4
5	Events in Iraq	4
6	Honduras Coup	4
7	Congressional Election Results	4
8	Firefighters Supreme Court Case	4
9	Afghanistan	2
10	Energy Debate	2