Local TV Is #1 Source of News for Americans

LOCAL TV IS #1 SOURCE OF NEWS FOR AMERICANS
[SOURCE: Editor&Publisher]
A new Gallup poll reveals a halt in the steady decline of Americans who rely on newspapers for most of their news gathering, with local TV news still holding at #1. Despite all of the publicity about people fleeing to the Web for their daily news diet, the Gallup survey found that twice as many still rely on newspapers: 44% daily vs. 22% daily for Internet use. An additional 13% say they rely on newspapers "several times a week," meaning 57% use the papers a lot. Behind local news and newspapers come the network news at 35% daily and cable news at 34%, and public television at 28%. Radio talk shows fall far behind at 20%. Gallup reports: "Only 7% of Americans say they read a national newspaper (such as USA Today or The New York Times) every day. An additional 6% read these several times a week.
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