News Interest vs. News Coverage 2008 Campaign 34
Outside of the campaign, the economy and Iraq, Americans showed little interest in last week’s other news stories. Just 5% followed news about the upcoming summer Olympics in Beijing very closely and even fewer (2%) called it their most closely followed story of the week. Interest was somewhat higher in news about a government proposal to overhaul national financial regulations; 17% of the public followed the story very closely, while 3% called it their top story.
News Interest vs. News Coverage  | April 4-7  | 2008 Campaign 34  | 32  | 28  | Economy  | Situation in Iraq  | Goy Financial Plan  | Beijing Olympics  | Interest: percent who followed this story most closely  | Coverager percent of news coverage devoted to story 