Report: Internet’s Broader Role in Campaign 2008
Articles - Politics & the Internet January 13th, 2008Source: The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=384
Overall, 26% of Americans mention the internet either first or second as their main source of election news. Among young people, the internet is eroding television’s advantage as a main source for election news. Six-in-ten of those ages 18 to 29 cite television as their main source for election news, down from 75% four years ago. Over that time, the proportion citing the internet has more than doubled – from 21% to 46%.
Notably, while newspapers were mentioned more often as a campaign news source among young people four years ago, today those under age 30 are almost twice as likely to mention the internet as newspapers as where they get most of their news about the election (46% vs. 24%).
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