Internet Now 3rd Most Popular News Source

Local News

Radio and newspapers have been surpassed by the Internet on the list of most popular news sources, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. The top two spots belong to local and national TV news:

 

 
News Source
%
1
Local TV News
78
2
National TV News
73
3
Internet
61
4
Radio
54
5
Local Newspaper
50
6
National Newspaper
17

 
The big growth sector is mobile, with almost 1/3 of Americans now getting news on their mobile phones. To read the full "Tech Trends" for the wee k of 3/29/10, click here.