Top Ten Story Data by Sector

August 17-23, 2009
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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care Debate

28%

2

Economic Crisis

10

3

Afghanistan

10

4

Lockerbie Bomber Freed

4

5

Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat

4

6

Hurricane Bill & Storms

3

7

 

Events in Iraq

3

8

U.S. Auto Industry 2

9

Robert Novak Dies

2

10 Swine Flu

2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economic Crisis

19%

2

Health Care Debate

15

3

Afghanistan

8

4

Events in Iraq

6

5

Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat 4

6

US Auto Industry 4

7

Obama Administration

3

8

Education System

3

9

Immigration Debate 3

10

Swine Flu

3

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Afghanistan

20%

2

Health Care Debate 16

3

Economic Crisis 10

4

Lockerbie Bomber Freed

7

5

Robert Novak Dies 6

6

Hurricane Bill & Storms

4

7

Events in Iraq

3

8
Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat
2

9

Michael Jackson Dies 2

10

Education System

2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care Debate

21%

2

Afghanistan

11

3

Economic Crisis 9

4

Hurricane Bill & Storms

6

5

Lockerbie Bomber Freed

5

6

Swine Flu

4

7

Michael Jackson Dies

3

8

Don Hewitt Dies 3

9

US Auto Industry

3

10

Events in Iraq 2

 

Cable TV

 

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care Debate

51%

2

Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat 8

3

Economic Crisis 5

4

Afghanistan

4

5

Lockerbie Bomber Freed

3

6

Hurricane Bill & Storms

3

7

Obama Administration

2

8

Michael Jackson Dies

2

9

US Auto Industry

1

10

Gun Control
1

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care Debate

39%

2

Afghanistan 8

3

Economic Crisis 6

4

Lockerbie Bomber Freed 5

5

Pakistan

4

6

US Auto Industry

3

7

Heart DiseaseĀ 

2

8

Hurricane Bill & Storms

2

9

Swine Flu

1

10

Obama Administration 1