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News Interest Index Summary - July 13-16, 2007

• Overall News Attentiveness:

  • The public showed interest in various news stories released in the week of July 8-13, 2007, with varying levels of attention.

• Situation in Iraq:

  • Around 24% of Americans paid close attention to the news about the current situation and events in Iraq. Its media coverage reached 36% and ranked first in public interest among the listed stories.
  • Among all the major news stories, the situation in Iraq received the most media coverage (percentage of news coverage).

• Al Qaeda News:

  • About 21% of Americans followed stories on Al Qaeda's resurgence closely. This story ranked fourth in public interest but received limited media coverage (4%).

• 2008 Presidential Campaign News:

  • The 2008 campaign ranked second in public attention with a significant drop in media coverage compared to other topics.
  • Media coverage of the campaign stood at around 7%.

• Live Earth Concert:

  • The Live Earth Concert event received minimal public attention (only 4%) and negligible media coverage (1-2%) after the event.

• Harry Potter Book:

  • Although public interest in the Harry Potter news was low (only 8% followed very closely), approximately 44% of households with teenagers planned to buy the new book.

• Election Candidates and Issues:

  • Majorities of the public correctly identified John McCain (Republican) as the candidate whose campaign recently had issues, and Barack Obama (Democrat) as the candidate who raised the most money. These assessments varied slightly by political identification.

• Methodology:

  • The findings were collected from a telephonic survey of 1,043 adults, with a margin of sampling error ±3.5 percentage points.

This summary highlights the key points related to public interest in news stories and events during the specified period.