Internet Overtakes Newspapers as News Source in US

Pew Research のデータより：

Internet Overtakes Newspapers as News Source

ニュースの情報源としてインターネットが新聞を超えたという。サンプルの偏りもあるのだろうけど、2001年に13％、2007年に24％だった「インターネットを情報源とする」という回答が2008年は40％にまで跳ね上がっているという定点観測は興味深い。

The internet, which emerged this year as a leading source for campaign news, has now surpassed all other media except television as a main source for national and international news.
Currently, 40% say they get most of their news about national and international issues from the internet, up from just 24% in September 2007. For the first time in a Pew survey, more people say they rely mostly on the internet for news than cite newspapers (35%). Television continues to be cited most frequently as a main source for national and international news, at 70%.

30歳未満の若者に至っては59％がネットのニュースから情報を得ていると回答、この数値はテレビとほぼ同じ。2007年の結果がテレビ（68％）に対してインターネット（34％）だったことを考えるとネットの重要性がこの一年間で大きく増したようだ。

For young people, however, the internet now rivals television as a main source of national and international news. Nearly six-in-ten Americans younger than 30 (59%) say they get most of their national and international news online; an identical percentage cites television. In September 2007, twice as many young people said they relied mostly on television for news than mentioned the internet (68% vs. 34%).

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iSummit2008の基調講演で、Mohamed Nanabhay氏が語っていたこの世界↓をますます実感しますね。