Americans Believe Casey Anthony Trial Received Excessive Media Coverage
Majority say Amy Winehouse death and fighting in Libya receiving appropriate coverage
Flemington, NJ, August 31, 2011 – A new national media study among 920 Americans revealed that the majority of respondents indicated that among the recent world events, the Casey Anthony trial was receiving excessive media attention.
The study was conducted by HCD Research and reported on its MediaCurves.com® website during August 26-30, 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 the Casey Anthony trial had too much coverage (62%). However, the majority Americans also indicated that other news events including the death of Amy Winehouse (63%), the U.S. debt ceiling debates (61%), the fighting in Libya (69%) and the S&P downgrade of the U.S. credit rating (63%) was receiving the appropriate media coverage.
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 Affair
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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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Casey Anthony Trial
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62%
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34%
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4%
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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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Governor Stanford
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36%
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57%
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6%
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Prince William’s Engagement
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33%
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63%
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4%
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Death of Osama Bin Laden
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31%
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61%
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8%
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Ashton Kutcher on Two and a Half Men
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30%
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62%
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8%
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Death of Amy Winehouse
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29%
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63%
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8%
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NYC Mosque/Community Center
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27%
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51%
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22%
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Shooting in Tucson
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25%
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71%
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4%
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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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U.S Debt Ceiling Debates
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22%
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61%
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17%
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NFL Lockout
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20%
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65%
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15%
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Sexual Assault Charges - Dominique Strauss-Kahn
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19%
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69%
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12%
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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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Death of Elizabeth Taylor
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16%
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75%
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10%
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Budget Crisis
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15%
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65%
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20%
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WikiLeaks
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15%
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67%
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18%
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2012 Election
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15%
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65%
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20%
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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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Earthquake in Virgina
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14%
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71%
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15%
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Trapped Miners in Chile
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14%
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78%
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9%
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Eathquake in Japan
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14%
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73%
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13%
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Fighting in Libya
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14%
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69%
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17%
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S&P Downgrade of US Credit Rating
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14%
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63%
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22%
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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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2010 World Cup
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12%
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75%
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13%
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Elizabeth Edwards
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11%
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77%
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13%
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Earthquake in Haiti
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10%
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71%
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19%
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Iranian Election Demonstrations
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7%
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61%
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33%
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Bernie Madoff Coverage
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7%
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79%
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14%
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National Debt
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6%
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48%
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45%
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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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Indian Ocean Tsunami
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3%
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79%
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18%
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Tunisian Revolt
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2%
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58%
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40%
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Floods in Australia
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1%
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59%
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40%
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With all of the current world events going on, the media is all over anything and everything that happens, and then theyy just EXPLODE with in our face. You do not dare turn the TV because you are too afraid you just might miss the core of tha story.
I wish the media would do more 'in depth' or 'investigative' coverage instead of just repeating the same thing til I'm sick of hearing it. I want to know details, not just fluff!
I believe that many Americans are beginning to use alternative news sources because of biased agenda of some news sources.
by Hridoy (Anonymous User)
on Friday, March 30, 2012 @ 3:36:02 PM (
#7540)
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by jdrshy (Anonymous User)
on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 @ 3:18:43 AM (
#7572)
the amount of coverage a given topic receives is not indicative of the quality. thusly, a person may not engage with a topic in the media
I am always concerned with the news that is happening around the world. I believe the media has a job to do by keeping us informed, and I believe they do a good job. I feel any news on what the government is doing is always our business, and we can never get enough information on that. However i can do without all the campain ads. I am sure everyone feels the same way about that.
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on Sunday, September 9, 2012 @ 10:38:00 AM (
#8010)
their are way more important issues to cover than casey anthony case which is basically a national enquire soap opera.
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