Weekly News Interest Index
The News Interest Index is an ongoing project of the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press which builds on the Center’s longstanding research into public attentiveness to major news stories and examines news interest as it relates to the news media’s agenda.
Tuberculosis Story: Lots of Coverage, Lots of Interest
Public Wants More Coverage of Darfur
Political Divide in Views of Campaign Coverage
Public Wants More Coverage on Issues, Less on Fundraising
Iraq Dominates News Interest
Republicans Tune into Campaign News
Growing Up With the News
Most Parents Encourage their Kids to Follow the News
Modest Coverage, Broad Interest in Pet Food Recall
Public Refocuses on Iraq
Public Dissatisfied With Iraq Debate Coverage
Neither Bush nor Democrats Making Their Case
Widespread Interest in Virginia Tech Shootings
But Public Paid Closer Attention to Columbine
Most Say Imus’s Punishment Was Appropriate
Whites Say Imus Story Has Been Overcovered, Blacks Disagree
High Interest in Early Campaign
Democrats Tracking Candidates Most Closely
Little Confidence in Military or Press Depictions of Iraq
Anna Nicole Still Draws a Core Audience
Attorney Firings Stir Limited Public Interest
Despite Extensive News Coverage
Public Tunes In to Walter Reed Story
Little Interest in Libby Verdict
Today’s Journalists Less Prominent
Fewer Widely Admired than 20 Years Ago
Too Much Anna Nicole, But the Saga Attracts an Audience
Pew Launches Weekly News Interest Index







