Mideast Conflict Gets More Coverage, but Economy Story More Interest

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Although Israel's military conflict with Hamas received more news coverage last week than the Obama transition or financial crisis, interest among Americans still was focused on the economy (26 percent) followed by the transition (24 percent) and the Mideast conflict (18 percent), according to a Pew Research Center survey.

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Pew also found that the public is more likely to say that the press has been too critical of outgoing President George Bush than it has been towards Obama. 8chart.gif

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