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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. The weekly survey is conducted in conjunction with The Project for Excellence in Journalism’s News Coverage Index, which monitors the news reported by major newspaper, television, radio and online news outlets on an ongoing basis.

09.13.07

GOP Candidates Draw Coverage, But Clinton Still Most Visible

Iraq Tops Weekly Interest Index

08.28.07

Michael Vick Case Draws Large Audience

Blacks Say Press Treated Vick Unfairly

08.23.07

Utah Miners Top News Interest

Modest Interest in Market Volatility

08.16.07

Few Interested in Bonds’ Home Run Record

Press Gets Good Marks for Disaster Coverage

08.09.07

Broad Interest in Bridge Disaster, Good Marks for Coverage

Small Audience For Murdoch's Dow Jones Deal, Few Expect Change

08.02.07

Public Blames Media for Too Much Celebrity Coverage

Cable and Network TV Worst Offenders

07.26.07

Hillary Clinton Most Visible Presidential Candidate

Republicans Say Campaign is Being Over-Covered

07.19.07

News of the Week Doesn’t Grab Public’s Attention

Harry Potter Book Widely Anticipated

07.12.07

Campaign Internet Videos: Viewed More on TV than Online

"Sopranos" Spoof vs. "Obama Girl"

07.05.07

British Car Bombs Top News Interest

Traditional Media Spread the Word about Apple's iPhone

06.28.07

Iraq Dominates News Landscape in First Six Months of 2007

06.20.07

Why Change the Channel?

06.14.07

Paris Hilton Becomes a National News Story

06.07.07

Tuberculosis Story: Lots of Coverage, Lots of Interest

Public Wants More Coverage of Darfur

06.01.07

Political Divide in Views of Campaign Coverage

Public Wants More Coverage on Issues, Less on Fundraising

05.30.07

Gas Prices Top News Interest

05.24.07

Iraq Dominates News Interest

Republicans Tune into Campaign News

05.23.07

Growing Up With the News

Most Parents Encourage their Kids to Follow the News

05.17.07

Iraq and Tornadoes Top the News

Who Cares about American Idol?

05.09.07

Modest Coverage, Broad Interest in Pet Food Recall

Public Refocuses on Iraq

05.03.07

Public Dissatisfied With Iraq Debate Coverage

Neither Bush nor Democrats Making Their Case

05.02.07

The GOP’s Invisible Men

Democratic Candidates Dominate the News

04.25.07

Widespread Interest in Virginia Tech Shootings

But Public Paid Closer Attention to Columbine

04.18.07

Most Say Imus’s Punishment Was Appropriate

Whites Say Imus Story Has Been Overcovered, Blacks Disagree

04.12.07

High Interest in Early Campaign

Democrats Tracking Candidates Most Closely

04.05.07

Little Confidence in Military or Press Depictions of Iraq

Anna Nicole Still Draws a Core Audience

03.29.07

Attorney Firings: Important but Not Interesting

03.21.07

Attorney Firings Stir Limited Public Interest

Despite Extensive News Coverage

03.15.07

Public Tunes In to Walter Reed Story

Little Interest in Libby Verdict

03.08.07

Today’s Journalists Less Prominent

Fewer Widely Admired than 20 Years Ago

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