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reportFeb 7, 2012

Election News Tops Public Interest and Coverage

Overview With a critical Republican primary in Florida, the 2012 presidential campaign was the public’s top story last week, closely followed by news about the economy. About a quarter (23%) say they followed news about the candidates for president most closely. Another 18% say the economy was their top story. Nearly as many (15%) say […]
reportFeb 7, 2012

About the News Interest Index

The News Interest Index is a weekly survey conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press aimed at gauging the public’s interest in and reaction to major news events. This project has been undertaken in conjunction with the Project for Excellence in Journalism’s News Coverage Index, an ongoing content analysis of […]
reportFeb 7, 2012

Cable Leads the Pack as Campaign News Source

Overview With a contested primary in only one party this year, fewer Americans are closely following news about the presidential campaign than four years ago. As a consequence, long-term declines in the number of people getting campaign news from such sources as local TV and network news have steepened, and even the number gathering campaign […]
reportFeb 7, 2012

This is what foreign policy success looks like
short readsFeb 7, 2012

Lower-Income Republicans: Government Does Too Little for Poor People

Roughly a quarter of Republican and Republican-leaning registered voters have annual family incomes under $30,000, and 57% of them say that the government does not do enough for poor people in this country.
short readsFeb 7, 2012

Social Media’s Fascination with Facebook

On blogs and Twitter, Facebook is a major and enduring topic. It has been among the top five most-discussed topics on at least one of those platforms in 39 different weeks between January 2009 and the end of January 2012.
short readsFeb 7, 2012

Rising Jewish Support for the GOP

The percentage of Jewish voters who identify with the Republican Party has increased by 9 points since 2008.
short readsFeb 7, 2012

Lower-Income Republicans See Economic System as Less Fair

About half (51%) of low-income Republican voters say that the economic system in the U.S. unfairly favors the wealthy.
short readsFeb 7, 2012

Growing Public Support for Same-Sex Marriage

Until 2009, a clear majority of Americans opposed allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally; today, the public is split, with 46% of people opposing same-sex marriage and 45% in favor.
reportFeb 7, 2012

On Twitter, Still Tough Going for Komen

After the furor over its decision to defund Planned Parenthood, the Susan G. Komen foundation reversed course and a key official resigned.