Local TV Is No. 1 Source of News for Americans

Gallup by Lydia Saad | Jan. 5, 2007 (Poll - Limited online access)

Gallup asked Americans to report the frequency with which they get their news from each of 13 media sources, spanning television, radio, print, and the Internet. In general, local outlets beat national ones; and within these categories, broadcast news beats print. Radio news still attracts a much smaller number of daily listeners than does television or newspapers, and is about on par with daily Internet news readers or viewers. Full Story »

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by Kevin Scott - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a typically neutral article presenting survey results from Gallup. Survey methodology and potential for error and bias are prominently disclosed. The article's neutrality and the survey's narrow focus ultimately limit utility. Simply knowing the distribution of news consumption across media cateogories along with trends in each category does very little to help us understand the big picture: why is the distribution what it is and the trends what they are? and what is the relative quality of these news outlets?