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报告摘要

News Release Summary

This report from the Pew Research Center analyzes weekly survey data released on April 15, 2009, highlighting shifts in American perceptions of economic news and other top stories.

Key Findings on Economic News Perception:

Overall: Compared to March 2009, a larger proportion of Americans (56%) say they are hearing a mix of good and bad news about the national economy, up from 46% in March. This marks a significant increase. Similarly, fewer (39%) report hearing mostly bad news, down from 51% in March.
Partisan Differences, Notably Republicans: The shift is particularly pronounced among Republicans. Whereas in March nearly twice as many Republicans perceived mostly bad news, now approximately half (50%) see a mix.
Local Economy: Opinions about local economic news are similar to national perceptions, with most Americans (49%) hearing a mix and fewer hearing mostly bad news (44%).
Demographic and Geographic Variations: * States with lower grades for fiscal management (below average) had higher proportions of respondents (50%) hearing mostly bad news about their local economy, compared to those in above-average states (53% reporting a mix). * People closely following state/local budget problems were more likely to perceive mostly bad local economic news (52%).
News Interest: Economic news remained the most closely followed story, reported by 48% to follow "very closely," the same percentage as the previous week. Reports on the Somali pirate incident (involving a U.S. cargo ship) were the second-highest followed story for the week (20% followed "very closely"). News coverage percentages mirror public interest, with about 13% of news time dedicated to the economy and 14% to the pirate story.
Event Context: These findings are released amidst President Obama's comments expressing "glimmers of hope" regarding the economy, though cautioning its severity and duration.