Online 'more popular than newspapers' in US
Online news has become more popular than reading newspapers in the US, according to a survey.
It is the third most popular form of news, behind local and national TV stations, the Pew Research Center said.
"News awareness is becoming an anytime, anywhere, any device activity for those who want to stay informed," it said.
Newspapers in the US and UK have been going through financial difficulties, leading many to examine charging for their news online.
The survey showed that news aggregators such as Google News and AOL were most commonly used, along with the websites of CNN and the BBC.
Changing habits
Sixty-one per cent of readers surveyed said they got their news online on a typical day, compared with 78% from local news channels and 71% from a national TV network such as NBC or cable channels such as CNN or Fox News.
Fifty-four per cent said they listened to radio news programmes at home or in the car.
More than 90% use more than one method to get news, and 57% consult between two and five websites as part of their newsgathering, the survey found.
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It is the third most popular form of news, behind local and national TV stations, the Pew Research Center said.
"News awareness is becoming an anytime, anywhere, any device activity for those who want to stay informed," it said.
Newspapers in the US and UK have been going through financial difficulties, leading many to examine charging for their news online.
The survey showed that news aggregators such as Google News and AOL were most commonly used, along with the websites of CNN and the BBC.
Changing habits
Sixty-one per cent of readers surveyed said they got their news online on a typical day, compared with 78% from local news channels and 71% from a national TV network such as NBC or cable channels such as CNN or Fox News.
Fifty-four per cent said they listened to radio news programmes at home or in the car.
More than 90% use more than one method to get news, and 57% consult between two and five websites as part of their newsgathering, the survey found.
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