I just finished reading a pretty good analysis of current US news consumption from the Pew Research Center:
http://people-press.org/report/652/
What's interesting is that 'traditional media' seems to benefit from the combination of 'digital' or on-line media sources, which is increasing the overall average totals for news consumption. What was surprising to me, was the statistic that only 9% of those surveyed, get news exclusively from on-line sources and most combine on-line with traditional media.
Another interesting data point is the political party/alignment slant on news consumption and where they get (or not) their news.
To me, those predicting the demise of radio and television at the hands of on-line sources are way off. The combination of hearing or seeing stories via radio or TV, then going on-line for more detail seems to be the norm.
http://people-press.org/report/652/
What's interesting is that 'traditional media' seems to benefit from the combination of 'digital' or on-line media sources, which is increasing the overall average totals for news consumption. What was surprising to me, was the statistic that only 9% of those surveyed, get news exclusively from on-line sources and most combine on-line with traditional media.
Another interesting data point is the political party/alignment slant on news consumption and where they get (or not) their news.
To me, those predicting the demise of radio and television at the hands of on-line sources are way off. The combination of hearing or seeing stories via radio or TV, then going on-line for more detail seems to be the norm.
