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Survey: Internet is now the third most popular news platform
March 2, 2010
The Internet has become the third most popular news platform for American adults, after local and national television stations, says a survey released on Monday. According to the report, 78 percent of the 2,259 adults surveyed for the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and the Project for Excellence in Journalism said that on a typical day they get news from a local TV station, and 73 percent receive news from a national TV network or a cable-TV news station.
Sixty-one percent get news online while 54 percent listen to a radio news program.
Half of those surveyed read news in a local newspaper, but only 17 percent said they read a national newspaper such as The New York Times or USA Today. Ninety-two percent receive news from multiple platforms, with half using four to six platforms daily, AFP reported.
“News awareness is becoming an anytime, anywhere, any-device activity for those who want to stay informed,” said Kristen Purcell, associate director for research at the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.
Thirty-seven percent of the survey’s Internet users said they have contributed to the creation of news, commented about it or distributed it via postings on social media sites like Facebook or Twitter. — Greg Beaubien
Access the full report here.
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