Top Ten Story Data by Sector

August 10-16, 2009
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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care Debate

32%

2

Economic Crisis

12

3

Afghanistan

6

4

Crash over the Hudson

4

5

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Dies

2

6

Obama Administration

2

7

U.S. Auto Industry

2

8

Typhoon Morakot
2

9

China

2

10 Events in Iraq

2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economic Crisis

20%

2

Health Care Debate

14

3

Afhanistan

5

4

China

4

5

Mexican Drug War
3

6

Events in Iraq
3

7

Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat

3

8

Iraq Homefront

3

9

Education System
2

10

Obama Administration

2

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economic Crisis

17%

2

Health Care Debate 17

3

Crash over the Hudson
6

4

Afghanistan

5

5

Typhoon Morakot
5

6

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Dies

5

7

U.S. Auto Industry

3

8
Myanmar 3

9

Swine Flu
3

10

Events in Iraq

2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care Debate

26%

2

Crash Over the Hudson

7

3

Afghanistan
7

4

Economic Crisis

6

5

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Dies

5

6

Hillary Clinton in Africa

3

7

Myanmar

3

8

U.S. Auto Industry
2

9

Michael Vick

2

10

U.S. Airline Industry
2

 

Cable TV

 

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care Debate

62%

2

Economic Crisis
6

3

Afghanistan 3

4

Crash Over the Hudson

3

5

Michael Vick

2

6

U.S. Airline Industry

2

7

Obama Administration

2

8

Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat

2

9

Mexican Drug War

1

10

VP Cheney Controversies
1

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care Debate

44%

2

Afghanistan 11

3

Obama Administration
7

4

Economic Crisis
3

5

Immigration

3

6

Pakistan

2

7

Going Green

2

8

Crash Over the Hudson

1

9

Michael Vick

1

10

U.S. Auto Industry 1