... of Americans ...
92 % use multiple platform to get news on a typical day
78 % get news from a local TV station
73 % get news from a national network or cable TV station
61 % get some kind of news online
59 % get news from a combination of online and offline sources on a typical day
54 % listen to a radio news program at home or in the car
50 % read news in a local newspaper
46 % get news from four to six media platforms on a typical day
37 % Internet user have contributed to news, e.g. comments, sharing links, tagging, postings
25 % commenting on a news story33 % cell phone owners access news (also) on their cell phones
17 % posting a link on a social networking site
11 % tagging content
9 % creating their own original news material or opinion piece
3 % Tweeting about news
26 % get news about the weather28 % Internet user have customized their Webpage to include news
25 % get news and current events
18 % use an application for news content
16 % get news on Sports
13 % get news on traffic info
12 % get news on financial info
11 % get news via emails and text messages
17 % read news in a national newspaper such as the New York Times or USA Today.
only 7 % get their news from a single media platform on a typical day
via / more Journalism.org - Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism
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