News Interest vs. News Coverage Gill St Chrysler 19 Holocaust museum 12
Meanwhile, Americans continue to track news about the still-struggling economy closely. A quarter say this was the story they followed more closely than any other last week. Another 19% say they followed the continuing financial troubles of U.S. automakers General Motors and Chrysler most closely.
The media also maintained their focus on the economy. According to a separate analysis by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, reporting on the economic crisis accounted for 13% of the newshole last week. That made it the leading story, though coverage of the horrific shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington was not far behind (11%).
News Interest vs. News Coverage  | 13  | Economy  | 25  | Gill St Chrysler 19  | Health care reform  | 13  | Holocaust museum 12  | 8  | Iran's election  | Tobacco legislation  | Interest: percent who named story as most closely followed  | Coverage: percent of news coverage devoted to story 