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.
2011: A Year of Big Stories Both Foreign and Domestic
Public Focuses on Elections, Economy and Penn State
Many Fewer Hearing Mostly Bad Economic News
Deficit ’Super Committee’ Draws Little Attention
Fewer Hearing Mostly Bad News about Economy
Campaign News Draws More Coverage than Interest
Public Closely Tracking Economic and Political News
Modest Interest in Gadhafi Death, Iraq Withdrawal
Growing Attention to Wall Street Protests
Wall Street Protests Receive Limited Attention
GOP Candidates Hardly Household Names
Economy Again Top Story for Public and News Media
Economic Stories Top Public Interest and Coverage
9/11 Commemorations Capture Public Attention
Irene Aftermath Top Story for Public, Media
Hurricane Irene Top Story for Public
Troubled Economy Top Story for Public and Media
Deadly Afghanistan Crash Tops Public’s News Interest
Number Hearing Mostly Bad Economic News Soars
Attention to Debt Debate Grew Steadily in July
