War in Iraq: Not Necessarily the News?

(Fox News) - The extent to which the success of the troop surge in Iraq has driven the war off the front pages is clearly illustrated in a new survey.

The Pew Research Center reports just 16 percent of respondents say Iraq is the first news story that comes to mind now. That's down from 55 percent in mid-January.

In fact, 33 percent say there is now too little coverage of the war — that's 10 points higher than the result in June.

And the specific stories getting too little coverage? Sixty-three percent say the challenges of returning service personnel. And 61 percent want to know more about the personal experiences of the troops.