Latest News Interest Reports
November 5, 2009
Swine Flu Interest Outpaces Coverage
68% Hearing "Mostly Bad News" about Jobs
October 29, 2009
Fox News Viewed as Most Ideological Network
Swine Flu Tops Weekly News Interest
October 22, 2009
Most Say They Lack Background to Follow Afghan News
Growing Number Expects Health Care Bill to Pass
October 15, 2009
Growing Interest in Swine Flu, Many See Press Overstating its Danger
Fewer than Half Would Get Vaccine
October 8, 2009
Americans Following Health Care, Economic News
Many Aware of Swine Flu Vaccine Arrival
September 30, 2009
Media Less Influential in Views on Health Care, Economy Than on Other Issues
Health Care Debate Continues to Top News Interest
September 23, 2009
No Increase in "Too Much" Obama Despite Media Blitz
Republicans Focus on ACORN Scandal
September 16, 2009
Health Care Debate Seen as "Rude and Disrespectful"
Debate Continues to Dominate Public Interest
September 8, 2009
Health Care Proposals Remain Hard to Follow
Most Plan to Watch Obama Health Care Speech
September 3, 2009
Public Aware of Key Swine Flu Facts
Health Care Debate Still Top Story
August 26, 2009
Health Care Still the Summer's Dominant Story
Many Hearing News About Swine Flu Vaccine
August 20, 2009
Health Care Reform Closely Followed, Much Discussed
86% Hear of "Death Panel" Claims
August 12, 2009
News About Economy Seen as Less Dire, More Hopeful
Little Protest over Town Hall Protests
August 6, 2009
Many Fault Media Coverage of Health Care Debate
Partisan Divide Over Coverage of "Birther" Allegations
July 30, 2009
Health Care Front-And-Center on Public's News Agenda
Interest, Coverage Spike
July 22, 2009
Health Care: Important, Interesting, But Hard to Follow
More Say Government is on "Wrong Track" on Economy
July 15, 2009
Americans Remained Focused on Michael Jackson
Public Divided Over Palin Press Coverage
July 8, 2009
Public Hearing More Negative News About Economy
Michael Jackson's Death Again Most Closely Followed Story
July 1, 2009
Coverage of Jackson's Death Seen As Excessive
Blacks Track News of Icon's Death Much More Closely than Whites
June 24, 2009
Strong Public Interest in Iranian Election Protests
Many Know Iranians Using Internet to Get Message Out
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.
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