Internet becomes primary news source for young Americans with broadband
Americans are increasingly abandoning the traditional news media in favor of the Internet.
A Pew Internet and American Life Project survey finds that 50 million Americans obtain news online on an average day. And among the people who use the Internet the most, 71 percent go online for news, compared to 59 percent who watch local TV news and less than 40 percent who read local newspapers.
The study of 3,011 U.S. adults was conducted Nov. 29 to Dec. 31 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.