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Views of Afghan War Turn More Negative
Just 38% of Americans now believe the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan is going very or somewhat well, down from 51% in March.
Shooting Rampage Returns Focus to Afghanistan
The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not publish a news index report this week. However, the data is available.
Deadly Afghanistan Crash Tops Public’s News Interest
China Seen Overtaking U.S. as Global Superpower
The United States continues to receive positive ratings in much of the world, but it faces the new challenge of doubts about its superpower status. Publics around the world increasingly believe that China either will replace or already has replaced the U.S. as the world’s leading superpower.
Government Does Not Give Enough Support to Vets
Most Americans say the government does not provide enough support to soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Obama and Bachmann Drive Economic and Election Coverage
The stalemate over deficit reduction and the entry of another candidate into the crowded 2012 presidential race made the economy and election the two leading stories last week. Meanwhile media attention to Afghanistan fell dramatically, highlighting the episodic and uneven coverage of that decade-old conflict.
By Nearly 3-to-1, Bloggers Criticize Obama’s Withdrawal Plan for Afghanistan
Bloggers, last week, overwhelmingly disapproved of President Obama’s proposal to withdraw 10,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year. But what they called for instead varied greatly—from wanting all the troops home to calls for sending more support.
Economy, Afghanistan Top News Interest, Coverage
Little Change in Views of Obama’s Approach for Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
Afghanistan War Jumps Back into Headlines
Though the economy topped the mainstream news agenda, Obama’s troop drawdown announcement gave Afghanistan its biggest week of coverage in a year. And while mainstay subjects—the campaign and the Mid-East—continued to make news, the surprise arrest of one of the FBI’s most wanted dominated the end of the week.
