News Interest
One-in-ten (10%) say news about the situation in Afghanistan was their top story; 22% say they followed news about Afghanistan very closely. This news accounted for 5% of coverage.
Smaller numbers cite the financial crisis and protests in Greece (4%) or the Supreme Court ruling that overturned a California ban on selling violent videogames to minors (3%) as their top story. Just 14% say they followed news about the Greek protests very closely, while 13% say they followed news about the court ruling this closely. Two weeks ago, the same number said they were following the court’s decision dismissing a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart very closely. The protests in Greece made up 3% of coverage, while the Supreme Court ruling accounted for 2%.
News Interest  | % following each story very closely  | Which one story did you follow most closely?  | 22  | Economy  | 38  | National debt, deficit  | 13  | 29  | Afghanistan  | 10  | 22  | 2012 elections  | 21  | Greece  | 14  | SC video game ruling  | 13  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER. June 30-July 3, 2011 