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April 03, 2003
The Internet and the Iraq War
TV still rules for war news, according to a newly released Pew Internet & American Life report, The Internet and the Iraq War: How online Americans have used the Internet to learn war news, understand events, and promote their views, (http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/pdfs/PIP_Iraq_War_Report.pdf. Still, 77% of online Americans have used the Internet in connection with the war and the under-30s are increasingly visiting blogs for war news. The figures for news media use are as follows:TV - 89% (all Americans) (87% for Internet users)
Newspapers - 24% (all Americans) (21% for Internet users)
Radio - 19% (all Americans) (22% for Internet users)
Internet - 17% (internet users only). Posted by journoz at April 3, 2003 10:21 AM
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