News Interest
Nearly two-in-ten each (18%) say they very closely followed news about Obama releasing his long-form birth certificate or news about continuing unrest in the Middle East. About one-in-ten say the birth certificate news (8%) or Middle East developments (8%) was their top story of the week. News out of the Middle East accounted for 6% coverage, most focusing on the situation in Syria, according to PEJ.
News Interest  | % following each story very closely  | Which one story did you follow most closely?  | 30  | Deadly storms  | 45  | Gas and oil prices  | 24  | 51  | Royal wedding  | 16  | Unrest in Middle East  | 18  | 18  | Obama birth cert  | Obama admin changes  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER April 28-May 1, 2011, 