“The internet has surpassed newspapers and radio in popularity as a news platform on a typical day and now ranks just behind TV.”
Pew Internet & American Life Project
- 78% of Americans say they get news from a local TV station
- 73% say they get news from a national network such as CBS or cable TV station such as CNN or Fox News
- 61% say they get some kind of news online
- 54% say they listen to a radio news program at home or in the car
- 50% say they read news in a local newspaper
- 17% say they read news in a national newspaper such as the New York Times or USA Today