More Americans get news online than from printed newspapers
Filed under: Internet
Just in case you had any doubt that the newspaper industry is in trouble (or needs to change the way it thinks about content and revenue), Pew has released a study showing that for the first time more Americans get their news from the internet than from traditional newspapers.
To be fair, television still trumps them both. 70% of respondents said that they get most of their national and international news from TV, 40% cited the internet, and 35% said newspapers. The numbers add up to more than 100% because people were allowed to give more than one answer.
What may be the most interesting figure is the fact that 59% of people under 30 said they get most of their news online while an equal percentage said TV was a primary source of news. The kids these days are not as keen on newspapers, which got a response of 28%. Radio came in fourth, followed by magazines.
Now, this isn’t all bad news for traditional media organizations. We’ve seen companies like CNN and the New York Times make some great strides in providing news online over the last few years. Part of the reason people are moving online for their news is because they can find trusted, reliable news sources on the internet. The question that remains to be seen is whether internet news can be profitable enough to fund the kind of in-depth journalism old-school papers like the New York Times have been doing for years.
[via CNET]
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