---
title: "Public views on 20 big stories of 2013"
description: "What Americans thought about some of the biggest news stories of 2013."
date: "2013-12-18"
authors:
  - name: "Andrea Caumont"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Digital Outreach"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/andrea-caumont/"
  - name: "George Gao"
    job_title: "Former "
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/george-gao/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2013/12/18/public-views-on-20-big-stories-of-2013/"
---

# Public views on 20 big stories of 2013