Internet is the third source of information for Americans, behind the local television stations and national chains, according to a survey of U.S. school whose results were released on Monday.
Pollsters Pew Research Center asked 2259 adult Americans indicated they were informed by what means. Approximately 78% of them explained that they looked at a local chain at least once a day.
National chains such as CNN or CBS, are in second with 73%.
Finally, 61% of Americans reporting indicates that thanks to the internet. Those interviewed cited especially the pages of Google News, AOL, CNN and the BBC as the main sources of information.
50% said they read a local newspaper and 17% who read a national newspaper like The New York Times or USA Today.
Moreover, 92% of those surveyed said combining various sources (television, newspapers, internet) to be informed.
Among those who reported on the Internet, 21% consulted only one site, while 57% use two to five sites.
The poll was conducted between December 28 and January 19 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 percentage points.
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