The Internet has now surpassed all media except television as a news source, according to consumers surveyed in December 2008 by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.
In December 2008, 40% of respondents said they got most of their news about national and international issues from the Internet, up from just 24% in September 2007.
Pew said it was the first time since it started surveying that consumers relied more on the Internet for news than on newspapers.
Television was still the main source for national and international news, at 70%.
For young people, however, the Internet now rivals TV as a news source. Nearly six out of 10 Americans younger than 30 said they got most of their national and international news online; the exact same percentage said TV was the main way they got their news.
January 22nd, 2009 at 1:49 pm
This is interesting and was expected. Internet advertising has even more scope to increase in the future.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Does anyone actually read print newspapers anymore?
April 3rd, 2009 at 4:42 am
This is such an awesome site! Keep it up!
May 16th, 2009 at 3:23 am
There seem to be two forces at work. Firstly, increasing numbers of people are looking for news on the web. Also, online free classifieds are eroding the newspaper classifieds, so all that revenue has gone down. With less money, they can’t pay as many reporters to write the news.
No wonder journalists are getting nervous!
July 26th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
I think it’s cause online news faster than paper news.