Pew has released a new study with the headline, “Internet overtakes newspapers as news source.” Not surprising one bit, but there’s TV data, too. Quoting Terry Heaton now:
“According to Pew, as many people aged 18-29 cite the Internet as their main source of news as they do television. This is the canary in the coal mine for broadcasters, who, like newspapers, have been struggling with an aging mass audience for years.”
It won’t happen overnight, but this trend will only continue in the next few years, expanding beyond 18-29 year-olds to 25-54, TV’s core demographic.
