Charting the quick erosion of media attention on Haiti.
To augment the post, consider these data from the Pew News Interest Index (pdf). In their Jan. 15-18 survey, 60% of respondents said they were following “very closely” news about “a major earthquake in Haiti.” In the Jan. 22-25 survey, 50% were following news of the earthquake very closely. In the Jan. 29-Feb.1 survey, the figure was 45%. In the Feb. 5-8 survey, it was 42%. Then, in a Feb. 12-15 survey, 37% said they were very closely following “the aftermath of a major earthquake and relief efforts in Haiti.” The decline in news attention is mirrored by a decline in the public’s attention. (via Monkey Cage)
