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Broadband Power Drives News Use
3/22/2006 | 
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Howard I. Finberg, Poynter Online
'"When it comes to reading and watching news on the Internet, the faster the connection, the higher the consumption.
That’s one of the conclusions from a new study released by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. At the end of 2005, according to the Pew study, 50 million Americans got their news online on a typical day, with much of that growth driven by high-speed or broadband connections.
The study leaves little doubt about the preferred news platform for the “always online” broadband adults under the age of 36: it's the Internet. Publishers and broadcasters had hoped these young people would follow in the generational footsteps of their parents and eventually adopt local newspapers and television as their primary sources of news. Instead, usage of the Internet by this group is on par with its usage of local TV and surpasses newspapers as a daily source for news."
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