14 Sep 2010
Interesting stats (though sample size is small):
—57 percent regularly get news from at least one internet or digital source. Nearly half go online for news at three days a week.
—48 percent 18-49 get news online. 23 percent read a daily paper.
—About one third get news online daily, twice the amount four years ago.
—10 percent regularly use customized webpages or RSS readers; 9 percent read blogs about politics or current events; 12 percent get news by e-mail; 8 percent by cellphone or smartphone; 1 percent through iPad or tablets.
—44 percent of cellphone users with internet access have downloaded an app for news access.
The last one is the kicker for me — mobile seems like a strong growth area for news. And it makes sense: information on the go, in a format (app) that feels better than a website or an RSS feed.
Pew: Online News Use Growing But Traditional Methods Hanging In There | paidContent
