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.
Debt Stalemate Top Story, But No Surge in Public Interest
Debt Limit Fight Tops News Interest, Coverage
Casey Anthony Verdict Top Story for Public and Social Networkers
Interest in Campaign News On Par With 2007
Economy, Afghanistan Top News Interest, Coverage
Economy, Weiner Top Public’s News Interests
Public Focused on Economy, Media on Weiner Scandal
Number Hearing "Mostly Bad" Economic News Highest Since March 2009
Midwest Tornadoes Top Story for Public and Press
Public Stays with bin Laden Story; Media Focus Shifts
Interest in bin Laden Now Tops News Coverage
Death of bin Laden: More Coverage than Interest
Too Much Coverage: Birth Certificate, Royal Wedding
Modest Interest in Run-Up to Royal Wedding
Trump Most Visible Among Possible GOP Contenders
Public Follows Both Japan, Shutdown Fight Closely
Public Sees Better News about Jobs, But Not Prices
Public Stays Focused on Japan as Media Turns to Libya
Most Are Attentive to News About Disaster in Japan
Strong Public Interest in Japan Disaster
