War: Not Good for Conversation
Compared with 2006, far fewer Americans are discussing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Compared with 2006, far fewer Americans are discussing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The economy was the top story last week, but it faced stiff competition from U.S. medals in Vancouver, fighting in Afghanistan, a retiring senator in Indiana and an attack on the IRS in Texas. And then there was Tiger.
The President’s long-awaited decision on how to wage war in Afghanistan was the No. 1 story last week, surpassing coverage of the two big domestic issues—the economy and health care. But a scandal-scorched athlete and some White House party crashers found their way into the top stories as well.
The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not issue a News Index report this week, but the data is available.
Americans and Western Europeans agree on the extremist threat from Afghanistan and Pakistan, but divisions remain over the Afghan war
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