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Pew: Web Users Still Unlikely to Pay for News Americans with high-speed Internet connections at home are far more likely than dial-up users to go online for news, a new study finds. The Pew Internet and American Life Project says 43 percent of broadband users turn to the Internet to get news, compared with 26 percent for dial-up users. Broadband users are also more likely to read a national newspaper, but less likely to turn to local television. "Local TV, in particular, takes a hit … when people start spending more time with online news," said John Horrigan, Pew's associate director for research. Still, local television is the leading source of news, used by 65 percent of dial-up users and 57 percent of broadband users. National television and radio are also popular sources across the board. Among dial-up users, the local paper is the next leading source, but among broadband users, the Internet has a slight edge 43 percent vs. 38 percent. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for questions asked only of broadband users. The study also finds Americans largely unwilling to pay for news. Only 6 percent of Internet users have bought video clips, articles or other news items online but more than half have registered at free news sites by providing information about themselves. The study of 3,011 U.S. adults was conducted Nov. 29 to Dec. 31 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. --------------------------------------------------- Please help our fight against the New World Order by giving a donation. As bandwidth costs increase, the only way we can stay online and expand is with your support. Please consider giving a monthly or one-off donation for whatever you can afford. You can pay securely by either credit card or Paypal. Click here to donate. |
