---
"title": "Public views on 20 big stories of 2013"
"description": "What Americans thought about some of the biggest news stories of 2013."
"date": "2013-12-18"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Andrea Caumont"
    "job_title": "Associate Director, Digital Outreach"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/andrea-caumont/"
  -
    "name": "George Gao"
    "job_title": "Former "
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/george-gao/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2013/12/18/public-views-on-20-big-stories-of-2013/"
---

# Public views on 20 big stories of 2013

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