After reading this article, I can't say that I'm completely surprised. I totally agree with the reasons the article gave as for why people turn to the net rather than television. Personally, I would much rather read the news than watch it on tv. This way I can read only the news that I want to read, and I can look back over it if I want to. When watching the news on television, it's really easy to miss important information that you can't look at again. Also, I would much rather be able to look at the news at a time that's convenient for me rather than whenever the news comes on tv.
Something about the article that I found particularly interesting was the fact that the older the surveyed adults were, the less they got their information from the internet. While the number of older people who look to the internet for their news increased as time progressed, those numbers were still considerably lower than those of the younger people. I guess the generational gaps account for these differences. While the younger people were probably raised with some exposure to the internet, the older generation grew up without the internet and became accustomed to receiving their news through other means.
I can't see why anyone wouldn't want to use the internet to get information since it's fast, and you only get the information you're looking for. With tv, for instance, you have to watch all of the news you're not looking for in order to see the news you're interested in. And, on top of that, you have to watch all of the commercials too! My vote is for internet news!
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