News Interest vs. News Coverage Sept 29 0c5 2008
With the media and the public so highly focused on the economy and the presidential campaign last week, other news stories attracted relatively little attention. While 29% of the public say they followed news about the current situation in Iraq very closely, only 2% listed this as the single news story they were following more closely than any other. The media devoted 1% of its overall coverage to events in Iraq.
News Interest vs. News Coverage  | Sept 29 0c5 2008  | Economic crisis  | 65  | 45  | 2008 Campaign 22  | 34  | Iraq  | Paul Newman  | Steve Fossett  | Interest: percent who followed this story most closely  | Coverager percent of news coverage devoted to story 