News Interest % following each story very closely Which one story did you followmost closely?
About two-in-ten of the public (19%) say they followed news about Obama administration plans to lift the ban on deep-water oil and gas exploration put in place after the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The story accounted for 3% of coverage; 5% say this was the news they followed most closely.
Two-in-ten (20%) say they very closely followed news about a federal judge’s decision to block enforcement of the government’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy concerning gays in the military. This news accounted for 3% of coverage and 3% say this was the news they followed most closely.
News Interest  | % following each story very closely  | Which one story did you followmost closely?  | Chilean miners  | 49  | 40  | 19  | 42  | Economy  | Congressional elections 33  | 15  | Foreclosure problems  | 26  | End of drilling ban  | 19  | Fed. judge's ruling Tell" on  | 20  | Don judge's It Ask, Don't ruling Tell"  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER Oct, 14-17, 2010, 