---
"title": "News Interest Index"
"description": "Report Summary Two momentous news stories engaged the attention of a majority of the American public over the past four weeks. Nearly three in four Americans (73%) followed very closely news about the destruction caused by the San Francisco earthquake while half the public (50%) followed closely the recent news about the opening of the […]"
"date": "1989-11-01"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Pew Research Center"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/1989/11/01/attitudes-toward-news-organization/"
"categories":
  - "Media Industry"
  - "News Coverage"
---

# News Interest Index

## Report Summary

Two momentous news stories engaged the attention of a majority of the American public over the past four weeks. Nearly three in four Americans (73%) followed very closely news about the destruction caused by the San Francisco earthquake while half the public (50%) followed closely the recent news about the opening of the Berlin Wall.