TV still Tops for those seeking News

TV STILL TOPS FOR THOSE SEEKING NEWS
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Paul J. Gough]
A new study of Americans' media consumption found that nearly half spend at least 30 minutes a day getting their news from TV. The Pew Research Center for People and the Press finds that only 9% of the 3,204 adults surveyed in April spent at least 30 minutes getting their news on the Web. The study said that one-third of U.S. residents get their news online, while only 1 in 50 did a decade ago. But the audience has grown more slowly since 2000 and is skewing older. The study said that youths are less likely than fortysomethings to turn to online news sources. "Online news has evolved as a supplemental source that is used along with traditional news media outlets," the Pew study said. "It is valued more for headlines and convenience, not detailed, in-depth reporting." Both local and network news have continued their steep declines, with only 54% of people saying they are regular viewers of local TV news (compared with 77% in 1993) and only 28% regularly watching network evening news (compared with 60% in 1993). Cable TV news consumption has remained relatively steady at 34%, as has network morning news at 23%.
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