Measuring News Interest Week of December 29 January4 42
Among the public, three-in-ten (32%) followed Obama’s appointments and plans very closely, making it among the most closely followed stories of the week. One-in-four (24%) say that the transition was the story they followed most closely. Reports about President Bush’s last days in the White House were followed very closely by 12% of the public; this was the top story for 1% of Americans. These stories accounted for 1% of total news.
Measuring News Interest  | Week of December 29 January4  | 42  | Financial crisis  | 26  | 32  | Obama transition  | 24  | 28 18  | Mideast conflict  | 25 10  | Blagojevich  | 22 5 12  | Afghanistan  | Bush's last days  | Percent who followed this story very closely  | Percent who named story as their most closely followed 