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More Americans go online for news, study shows
3/23/2006 | 
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Terry Maxon, The Dallas Morning News, Business
'"DALLAS - The Internet is becoming a primary source of news for many Americans, particularly for younger users.
A Pew Internet & American Life Project report Wednesday said that 50 million Americans obtain news online on an average day, "a new high-water mark for online news-gathering that coincides with rapid growth of broadband adoption in American homes."
Among the heaviest Internet users, 71 percent go online for news, compared to 59 percent who watch local TV news and about 38 percent who turn to local newspapers, the report said.
The predilection for online news rather than traditional media is particularly strong among those age 35 and younger, said the report's principal author, John B. Horrigan.
"Historically, Americans under the age of 36 are generally less likely to follow current events than older Americans, but the presence of an `always on' broadband connection pulls some of them to the news," said Horrigan, associate director for research at the Pew project.
"For many of these young broadband users, the Internet is their `main course' for news and they don't always eat their vegetables or order dessert in the form of using other media," Horrigan said.”
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