% following each story very closely:
The public continued to track news about the economy and the presidential election, while paying less attention to another important political story – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s victory in a hard-fought recall election.
The latest weekly News Interest Index, conducted June 7-10 among 1,000 adults by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, finds that 35% say they followed reports about U.S. economic conditions very closely while 30% tracked news about the presidential election very closely.
The public expressed less interest in news about the Wisconsin recall election (21% very closely), European economic problems (18%) and the CIA killing of an al Qaeda leader in a drone strike in Pakistan (16%).
Election, Economy Continue  | to Lead News Interest  | % following each story very closely:  | U.S. Economy  | 35  | 30  | 2012 election  | 21  | WI recall election  | European economies  | 18  | all Qaeda leader killed  | 16  | Vatican and U.S nuns  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER June 7-10, 2012, 