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Internet Overtakes Newspapers as News Source in Pew Poll

by Terrence O'Brien on December 29, 2009 at 04:19 PM

Internet Overtakes Newspapers as News Source in Pew Poll
We learned during this last election cycle that the Internet had become a powerful source for news and information, and the latest poll out of the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press just confirms that Internet is the media source to be reckoned with in the 21st century.

While TV still tops the list of news sources in this country with 70-percent saying they get "most" of their news from TV, the Internet has eclipsed newspapers with 40-percent saying they get "most" of their information from online sources (respondents were allowed to give more than one answer). This jump was powered primarily by a large boost from younger participants in the survey. Since September of 2007, the number of 18 to 29 year-olds who said they got most of their news online jumped 25-percent to 59-percent, the same percentage of that demographic that said they got most of their news from television (which saw a drop of 11-percent).



What is most interesting is that despite the constant trumpeting of its death, print media held strong, with 35-percent of those surveyed claiming it as a primary news source, up one percentage point from the previous year. Even more surprising, radio seems to be enjoying a small resurgence -- 18-percent of respondents cited it as a source of news, up from 13 percent last year.

Maybe we're reading too much into this, but perhaps the population is finally getting tired of the shallow, 24-hour, cable news networks where the graphics department seems to be a more cherished resource than it's reporters. [From: Pew Research, Via: Ars Technica]

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