We recently talked about the shrinking world of newspapers. Another sign that news readers are moving from print to digital is that the Internet has now surpassed all media except television as a news source, according to the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.
In December 2008, 70% of people surveyed said they got most of their news about national and international issues from TV, 40% said the Internet, and 35% said newspapers. Notice in the table below the growth in the figures for the Internet. In just over a year, the numbers grew from 24% to 40%.
For young Americans under age 30, the Internet now rivals TV as a news source. Nearly 60% said they got most of their national and international news online.
