Weekly News Interest Index

Interest In Oil Spill Stays High As Coverage Grows

Attentiveness Similar to Just After Haiti Quake

Public, Media Track Oil Spill, Diverge On Elections

More Talking About Jobs, Economy, Corruption than in 2006

Gulf Oil Leak Dominates Public’s News Interests

Few Want Media to Focus on Court Nominees' Personal Lives

Public Tracks Oil Spill, Media Focuses More On Times Square

News About Economy Remains Mixed

Gulf Coast Oil Spill Grabs Public Attention

Most Have Basic Knowledge About Spill, Arizona Immigration Law

Economy, Volcanic Ash Top News Interest

Public Sees Some Payback of Federal Bailout Money

Health Care Still Top Story, But Many Track Volcano

Awareness of Tea Party Movement Increasing

Public Tracking Health Care, Deadly Mine Accident

Many Say Press Is Too Tough on Tiger

Public Remains Focused on Health Care Reform

News on Jobs Still Seen as Mostly Bad

Health Care Debate Tops Public Interest, Coverage

Most Americans Believe They Understand New Law's Impact on Them

Health Care Finale: Heavy Coverage, Huge Interest

Many Still Critical of Press Handling of Health Care

Health Care Debate Dominates Interest and Coverage

More Democrats See Health Reform Passing

Health Care Debate Back Atop Public’s News Agenda

Post-Summit, More See Reform Bill Passing

Public Focuses on Health Care and Olympics

Modest Rise in Expectation That Health Care Reform Will Pass

Winter Olympics Tops Public’s News Interests

More Than Half Say They Have Made Haiti Donation

Haiti, Snowstorms, Economy Vie for Public’s Attention

Amount of Storm Coverage Seen About Right

Press Gets Good Marks For Covering Toyota Troubles

Strong Public Interest in Haiti Aftermath

Public Focus Still on Haiti; Media Shifts to State of Union

Most Say Passage of Health Care Legislation Unlikely

67% Now Doubt Health Care Bill Will Pass This Year

Public Still Following Haiti News Closely

Haiti Dominates Public’s Consciousness

Nearly Half Have Donated or Plan to Give

Public Stays with Health Care, Media Focuses on Terror

Americans Still See Jobs News as Mostly Bad

Top Stories of 2009: Economy, Obama and Health Care

More Now Think Health Reform Bill Will Pass

Health Care Debate Remains Top News Story

Public Closely Tracking Health Care Debate

Most Still Say Reform Issues Hard to Understand

News Interest In Afghanistan Surges

Tiger, But Not Salahis, Much Discussed Around Water Cooler

Strong Interest in Health Care, Little Interest in Palin

Surprise, Disagreement Over Mammogram Guidelines

Health Care Reform News Tops Public Interest

Public Option Registers Widely

Fort Hood Shootings Top Interest, Coverage

Unchanged Expectations About Health Care Reform Passage

Swine Flu Interest Outpaces Coverage

Fox News Viewed as Most Ideological Network

Swine Flu Tops Weekly News Interest