Measuring News Interest % following each story very closely
Two-in-ten (20%) say they followed news about this year’s congressional elections very closely, while 5% say this was the news they followed most closely. News about the elections, including several hotly contested primaries, proved to be the most covered news of the week, accounting for 15% of coverage.
Just 8% say they very closely followed news about the floods in Pakistan; 1% say this was the story they followed most closely. The flooding accounted for 1% of coverage.
And 7% say they very closely followed news about the Alaska plane crash that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens; 3% say this was the news they followed most closely. The crash accounted for 5% of coverage.
Measuring News Interest  | Which one story did you follow most closely?  | % following each story very closely  | Oil leak  | 39  | 44  | Immigration  | 27  | 12  | Congressional elections  | 5 6  | 20  | Congressional elections  | Financial markets  | 17  | AK plane crash  | Floods in Pakistan  | 8  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER August 12-15, 2010. 