The Internet has now overtaken all media except television as a source of news, according to a study by the Pew Research Centre in the United States.
The study found that 40 percent of people got most of their news from the internet, up from just 24 per cent in September 2007. More people say they rely on the internet than on newspapers.
Television is still the main source for national and international news, but the number is falling and for young people the Internet rivals television as a news source.
One Comment
Most of those who get their news from the internet are still getting their news from newspapers, they’re just going to the newspapers’ websites rather than buying the paper edition.
Where they will get their news from when the newspapers (and their associated websites) close down is anyone’s guess.
Not from TV — most of their news originated in newspapers too.
And all the newspapers will close down, it’s an economic inevitability. Who do you know under 30 who buys a newspaper every day? Or even once a week?
I give them all 20 years, tops.
One Trackback