Americans Say Conflicts in Middle East and Earthquakes in Japan are Receiving Appropriate Media Coverage
Flemington, NJ, March 24, 2011 – A new national media study among 865 Americans revealed that the majority of respondents indicated that recent world events including the conflicts in the Middle East and the earthquakes in Japan are receiving the appropriate media coverage.
The study was conducted by HCD Research and reported on its MediaCurves.com® website during March 18-21, to obtain Americans’ perceptions of recent and past media events, with regard to the amount of media coverage they are receiving.
Among the recent world events, the majority of respondents reported that Steve Jobs’ medical leave of absence (74%), the earthquakes in Japan (73%), the conflicts in the Middle East (71%) and the protests in Wisconsin (67%) are receiving the appropriate media coverage. Conversely, nearly half of respondents (49%) indicated that Sarah Palin’s potential 2012 presidential run was receiving too much coverage, and the majority (80%) indicated that Tiger Woods’ affairs were
Among the study findings:
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Too much Coverage
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Appropriate Coverage
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Not Enough Coverage
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Tiger Woods’ Affairs
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80%
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19%
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0%
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Death of Michael Jackson
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63%
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36%
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2%
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Sarah Palin’s possible 2012 presidential run
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49%
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42%
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9%
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Shootings in Tucson
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25%
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72%
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3%
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Death of Gary Coleman
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24%
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67%
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10%
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Gulf Oil Spill
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17%
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61%
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23%
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Steve Jobs’ Medical Leave of Absence
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15%
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74%
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10%
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WikiLeaks
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15%
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67%
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18%
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Protests in Wisconsin
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15%
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67%
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17%
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Earthquakes in Japan
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14%
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73%
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13%
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Conflicts in Middle East
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14%
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71%
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15%
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U.S Economic Recession
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14%
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58%
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28%
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September 11th Attack
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12%
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71%
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19%
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Indian Ocean Tsunami
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3%
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79%
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18%
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Death of Farrah Fawcett
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5%
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56%
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39%
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Tunisian Revolt
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3%
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60%
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37%
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Editors/Reporters: For more information on the study, or to speak with Glenn Kessler, president and CEO, HCD Research, please contact Vince McGourty, HCD Research, at (908) 483-9121 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (908) 483-9121end_of_the_skype_highlighting or (vince.mcgourty@hcdi.net). You can also receive updates from MediaCurves.com by following us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mediacurves and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flemington-NJ/MediaCurves/86691908820
HCD Research is a marketing and communications research company headquartered in Flemington, NJ. The company's services include traditional and web-based research. For additional information on HCD Research, access the company’s web site at www.hcdi.net or call HCD Research at 908-788-9393. MediaCurves.com® (www.mediacurves.com) is a media measurement website that provides the media and general public with a venue to view Americans’ perceptions of popular and controversial media events and advertisements.
RE: Media Events March 2011
News coverage seems to be more if the story is in a nice sunny place. Otherwise the media gives the issues less attention because they don't want to put themselves in an uncomfortable situation,
RE: Media Events March 2011
It is not the quantity of coverage of each of these issues it is the lack of quality and hysterical nature of the coverage that is the real issue. All of these issues are covered with such extreme left wing bias and anti-energy luddite bias as to be useless or worse damaging to the nation and to people's understanding of the issues involved. Communists, Socialists and Marxists have taken over not only our Universities and the Democrat Party but also most of the Media.
RE: Media Events March 2011
i think the problems in japan are a worldwide problem because of the radiation
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I think it depends on what news station you watch. Some news stations are covering these topics more or less than others.
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When asked about media coverage concerning the national debt, some media as MSN and CNN don't give the honest story about the national debt.
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funny how when the tea party protest it was evil and now when these do in wi its ok
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it s really a shame that with this coverage that advice to controll or help repair the damage or fix the problem doesnt come with the media reports or to even let the american people have more imput instead of paying all the government people to make noise that doesnt help alot of us anyway. maybe it needs a shot in the ............
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