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.
12.14.10
Weekly News Interest Index
Tax Cut Deal Captures Public and Media Attention
Interest in WikiLeaks Down
12.08.10
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Most Say WikiLeaks Release Harms Public Interest
Mixed Reactions to Media Coverage
11.24.10
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Public Focused on Economy, Election Impact
Most Aware of Energy Drink Warnings
11.17.10
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Midterm Elections Still Top Public Interest
Economic News Seen as a Mix of Good and Bad
11.10.10
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Election Results Draw Big Interest, Heavy Coverage
Most Followed Returns on Election Night
11.03.10
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News Coverage Surpasses Interest at Campaign’s End
More Hear about Marijuana Initiative than Stewart Rally
10.27.10
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Public Keeps Focus on Economy, Media on Elections
About Half Say GOP Likely to Win House Majority
10.20.10
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Miners’ Rescue Dominates News Interest
Jump in Attention to Midterm Election News
10.14.10
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Fewer Journalists Stand Out in Fragmented News Universe
More Now Say GOP Likely to Win Control of House
10.07.10
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Public Focuses More on Economy than Election
Education Debate Also Draws Interest
09.29.10
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Elections Dominate Coverage, Not Public Interest
Few Have Heard a Lot about GOP's
09.22.10
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2010 Vote Seen as More Important Than Most
Partisans Differ in Views of Elections and Coverage
09.15.10
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Koran Burning Plans Grab Media, Public Attention
Perceptions of Obama Press Coverage Hold Steady
09.09.10
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Perceptions of Economic News Remain Mixed
More Hearing Bad News About Real Estate Values
09.01.10
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Mosque Debate, Egg Recall Top Public Interest
Public Divided Over Tone of Mosque Fight
08.25.10
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Mosque Debate Tops Coverage, But Not News Interest
More Republicans than Democrats Track Mosque Story
08.19.10
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Many Say Coverage of the Poor and Minorities Is Too Negative
News about Whites, Middle Class Mostly Seen as Fair
08.11.10
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More Hearing Good News about Gulf Spill
Public Continues to Track Oil Spill
08.03.10
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Mixed Reactions to Leak of Afghanistan Documents
Public Continues to Track Oil Spill
07.21.10
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Oil Leak News Viewed as Mix of Good and Bad
Election Prediction: Many Expect GOP to Take House
07.14.10
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Modest Decline in Oil Leak Interest, Sharp Decline in Coverage
Few See Leak Coverage as Excessive
07.08.10
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Public Sees Economic News Turning More Negative
Oil Leak Still Most Closely Followed News
06.30.10
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Public, Media Track Oil Leak, Diverge On McChrystal
Views of Economic Coverage - National and State
06.22.10
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Public Reacts Positively To Extensive Gulf Coverage
Limited Interest in World Cup
06.16.10
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Public Sees No Improvement in Economic News
Gulf Oil Leak Still Tops News Interest
06.09.10
Weekly News Interest Index
News Media Trusted For Information On Oil Leak
Gulf Disaster Continues to Dominate Coverage, Interest
