News and Media search interest reached second-highest level in Flint and Michigan in August 2014
Proportion of all Google searches that contain Flint water crisis-related terms for the News and Media category within each geographic area
Flint
Michigan
Larger
proportion
of searches
Sep 5
Flint issues another advisory
Aug 16
Boil water advisory issued
Apr 25
Flint switches from Detroit to Flint River for tap water
Oct 13
GM stops using Flint River water
Smaller
proportion
of searches
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
J
F
M
A
M
J
2014
2015
2016
Note: For details on search topic definitions and sampling, see the Methodology.
Source: Pew Research Center analysis of Google Health API data for Jan. 5, 2014–July 2, 2016.
“Searching for News: The Flint Water Crisis”
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
News and Media search interest reached second-highest level in Flint and Michigan in August 2014
Proportion of all Google searches that contain Flint water crisis-related terms for the News and Media category within each geographic area
Larger
proportion
of searches
Flint
Michigan
Aug 16
Boil water advisory issued
Apr 25
Flint switches from Detroit to Flint River for tap water
Sep 5
Flint issues another advisory
Oct 13
GM stops using Flint River water
Smaller
proportion
of searches
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
J
F
M
A
M
J
2014
2015
2016
Note: For details on search topic definitions and sampling, see the Methodology.
Source: Pew Research Center analysis of Google Health API data for Jan. 5, 2014–July 2, 2016.
“Searching for News: The Flint Water Crisis”
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
News and Media search interest reached second-highest level in Flint and Michigan in August 2014
Proportion of all Google searches that contain Flint water crisis-related terms for the News and Media category within each geographic area
Larger
proportion
of searches
Flint
Michigan
D
C
B
A
Smaller
proportion
of searches
2014
2015
2016
Apr 25 Flint switches from Detroit to Flint River for tap water
A
Aug 16 Boil water advisory issued
B
Sep 5 Flint issues another advisory
C
Oct 13 GM stops using Flint River water
D
Note: For details on search topic definitions and sampling, see the Methodology.
Source: Pew Research Center analysis of Google Health API data for Jan. 5, 2014–July 2, 2016.
“Searching for News: The Flint Water Crisis”
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
