Strong Advance Interest in Democratic Convention
Public Tunes into Georgia Conflict
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.
08.21.08
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08.14.08
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China Olympics Attract Considerable Public Attention
Scant Attention to War in Georgia
08.06.08
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Obama Fatigue – 48% Hearing Too Much About Him
McCain's Ads Seen As Negative, Obama's as Positive
07.31.08
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Obama’s Trip a Top Campaign Event for Public
42% Say Campaign Coverage Biased in Favor of Obama
07.24.08
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Democrats Highly Critical of New Yorker Cover, Republicans Say It Was Okay
Public Closely Tracking Business News
07.16.08
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Candidates’ Policy Positions Still Not Widely Known
Jackson's Comments Top Campaign Event of the Week
07.09.08
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Interest In Gas Prices Remains High
McCain Remains Much Less Visible than Obama
07.02.08
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For Public, Oil Prices and Economic News Overshadow Campaign
McCain Remains Much Less Visible than Obama
06.25.08
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Interest in Floods Increases, Still Lower than for ’93 Deluge
Government's Response to Floods Faulted
06.19.08
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Gas Prices Dominate the Public’s Economic News Agenda
Fewer Following Midwest Floods than in 1993
06.17.08
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More Hear Negative News About Michelle Obama than Cindy McCain
Coverage of the Candidates' Wives
06.11.08
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Most Americans See a Black Nominee as Important for Country
Partisan and Racial Divisions Over Significance of Obama's Win
06.05.08
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Many Say Coverage is Biased in Favor of Obama
But Obama Controversies Registered Widely
05.28.08
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Greater Coverage of McCain, But Public Still Focused on Obama
Most Expect Gas Prices To Reach $5 a Gallon or More
05.22.08
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Foreign Disasters Attract Interest Despite Modest Coverage
Cable News Out of Sync With Public Interest in Campaign
05.14.08
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Public Says Press Should Not Declare Obama the Winner
Most Aware of Calls for Clinton to Withdraw
05.08.08
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Wright Controversy Top Campaign Event So Far
Most Say Wright’s Comments Were Overcovered
05.01.08
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Democratic Campaign Taking a Toll on Both Obama and Clinton
McCain Stays Under the Radar
04.24.08
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More Americans View Campaign As Too Negative
Obama’s “Bitter” Comment Registers Widely
04.17.08
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Less News is Good News for McCain
49% Say Network News Anchors Are All About the Same
04.10.08
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Campaign News Interest Dips
Awareness of U.S. War Fatalities Rebounds
04.03.08
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Clinton Controversy Heavily Covered but Obama Maintains Visibility Edge
Many Say Economic Reporting Too Negative
03.27.08
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Obama and Wright Controversy Dominate News Cycle
Public Interest in Economic News Reaches 15-Year High
03.20.08
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Most Aware of Ferraro’s Comments, Wright Videos
Spitzer Scandal: Heavy Coverage, Moderate Interest
03.13.08
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Public Closely Tracking Details of Campaign
38% Have Heard a Lot about
03.06.08
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Just 28% Say Media Going Easy on Obama
Candidates' Foreign Policy Views Not Widely Known
02.27.08
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NY Times’ McCain Story Draws Public Interest – And Disapproval
Beef Recall and Failing Satellite Attract Attention
02.21.08
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Campaign Seen as Less Negative than 2004 Contest
Gore, Edwards Endorsements Would Have Modest Impact
02.13.08
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Obama Inspiring But Inexperienced, Clinton Prepared to Lead But “Hard To Like”
Media Themes That Connect with Voters
02.07.08
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Public Sees Candidates Focusing on Economy
Many Democrats Say Media Tougher on Clinton than Obama
