Poll: Online News More Popular Than Newspapers

Monday, March 01, 2010

Online news has become more popular than reading newspapers in the US, according to a survey by the the Pew Research Center. Sixty-one per cent of readers surveyed said they got their news online on a typical day, while Regular readers of newspapers dropped to 50%.

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"DUH"...

Posted by drsoul at 2010-03-01 09:52 AM | Reply | Flag:

It's funny in light of this study, the NewsCorp is working on this deal:

News Corp. and Microsoft are reportedly in "early stage talks" to cut an exclusive deal that would prevent Google from indexing the media conglomerate's news Websites some of which include The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post and others. The deal will allegedly give Microsoft's Bing search engine the exclusive rights to deliver search results and news pages with New Corp. content, according to The Financial Times.

Talk about a way to lose readers. I wouldn't waste time going to Bing so I could read ANY of NewsCorp's papers.

Posted by Roy_Batty at 2010-03-01 10:02 AM | Reply | Flag:

Online news has become more popular than reading newspapers

Yup. its true. most americans would rather get critical news updates at the online version of the NATIONA ENQUIRER than waiting to read about it while at the supermarket checkout line...

Posted by NerfHerder at 2010-03-01 10:02 AM | Reply | Flag:

I still like my paper in addition to online.

Posted by LetUsPrey at 2010-03-01 10:58 AM | Reply | Flag:

Newspapers are a day late these days but I must admit that I love opening my door in the morning and getting the local paper for the local news. Also helps to start my woodstoves.

Posted by fishpaw at 2010-03-01 11:00 AM | Reply | Flag:

let them all go bankrupt. they betrayed the public in favor of the owners since the founding of this country. fuck em.

Posted by Shawn at 2010-03-01 11:21 AM | Reply | Flag:

Pigs at the trough!

Sincerely,

Shawn.

Posted by JeffJ at 2010-03-01 11:24 AM | Reply | Flag:

How much money was spent on this study of really obvious things?

Posted by danno at 2010-03-01 11:52 AM | Reply | Flag:

Nothing like coffee in the AM, reclining and working the daily crossword puzzle.

One of the most pleasant parts of my day since I retired.

On-line is just not the same, especially when I can use the daily to keep the sun out of my eyes when I nap.

That alone is worth fifty cents a day!

Posted by BiggieDan at 2010-03-01 01:18 PM | Reply | Flag:

"Poll: Online News More Popular Than Newspapers" - This is from the Ministry of the Obvious I suppose. Print is dying and treeware is going with it. Good riddance.

Posted by boyracer_x at 2010-03-01 01:48 PM | Reply | Flag:

But I don't have a computer in my bathroom.

Posted by em385guy at 2010-03-01 03:12 PM | Reply | Flag:

It's up to newspapers to figure out a way to live with that startling statistic. My take is that they won't find a way to do this while they're being run by accountants and advertising people. herm

Posted by herm at 2010-03-01 05:44 PM | Reply | Flag:

No shit

Posted by wurster at 2010-03-01 09:04 PM | Reply | Flag:

I second that, DrSoul.....

"DUH!" What was their first clue? Or maybe, what was their most recent clue?

Posted by daprof at 2010-03-01 09:50 PM | Reply | Flag: