Survey: More Americans get news from Internet than newspapers or radio
(CNN) — More Americans get their news from the Internet than from newspapers or radio, and three-fourths say they hear of news via e-mail or updates on social media sites, according to a new report.
Sixty-one percent of Americans said they get at least some of their news online, according to a survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
That’s compared with 54 percent who said they listen to a radio news program and 50 percent who said they read a national or local print newspaper.
Almost all respondents, 92 percent, said they get their news from more than one platform.
“In the digital era, news has become omnipresent. Americans access it in multiple formats on multiple platforms on myriad devices,” reads the report, based on a survey conducted in December and January. “The days of loyalty to a particular news organization on a particular piece of technology in a particular form are gone.”
Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter have made news a more participatory experience than ever before, the survey suggests.
People share links to news stories by e-mail, post articles on their Facebook and other networking feeds and tweet them on Twitter — often following up by discussing the articles on message boards and other sites.
Seventy-five percent of respondents said they get news forwarded through e-mail or posts on social networking sites, while 37 percent of online users said they’ve reported news, commented on a story or shared it on sites like Facebook and Twitter, the survey said.
“To a great extent, people’s experience of news, especially on the Internet, is becoming a shared social experience … ,” reads the report. “[T]he advent of social media like social networking sites and blogs has helped the news become a social experience in fresh ways for consumers.”
Most people said they use between two and five online news sources, and
(CNN) — More Americans get their news from the Internet than from newspapers or radio, and three-fourths say they hear of news via e-mail or updates on social media sites, according to a new report.
Sixty-one percent of Americans said they get at least some of their news online, according to a survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
That’s compared with 54 percent who said they listen to a radio news program and 50 percent who said they read a national or local print newspaper.
Almost all respondents, 92 percent, said they get their news from more than one platform.
“In the digital era, news has become omnipresent. Americans access it in multiple formats on multiple platforms on myriad devices,” reads the report, based on a survey conducted in December and January. “The days of loyalty to a particular news organization on a particular piece of technology in a particular form are gone.”
Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter have made news a more participatory experience than ever before, the survey suggests.
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