12 trends shaping digital news
The internet and digital devices are changing our news consumption habits. Here are 12 trends to put the rapidly shifting digital news landscape into perspective:
1. More Americans get news online… 50% of the public now cites the internet as a main source for national and international news, still below television, but far above newspapers and radio.
2. …Especially younger Americans: 71% of those 18-29 cite the internet as a main news source, more than the percentage that cites television (55%). Among those 30-49, 63% say the internet is where they go to get most of their news, matching the percentage who say television is their top news source for the first time. Older Americans have been slower to embrace the internet as a main news source.
3. Social media has grown as a source for news: 19% of Americans saw news on a social network "yesterday" in 2012, more than double the 9% who had done so in 2010. Those in their 30s (30%) are nearly as likely as those 18-24 (34%) to say they saw news or news headlines on Facebook or another social networking site yesterday. (Report)
4. More American adults consume news on mobile: 64% of tablet owners and 62% of smartphone owners said they got news on their devices in 2012. 73% of tablet owners read in-depth articles at least sometimes, including 19% who did so daily. 61% of smartphone news consumers at least sometimes read longer stories, 11% regularly. (Report)
5. The majority of mobile news users get most of their news through the browser: In 2012, 60% of tablet news users and 61% of smartphone news users get news mostly from their device's browser. Less than half as many, 23% of tablet news users and 28% of smartphone news users, mainly use apps. And 16% and 11%, respectively, say they use apps and the browser equally. (Report)
More: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/10/16/12-trends-shaping-digital-news/
