Newspapers are going downnnn

**Red_Lizard2** · 03-01-10, 04:26 AM

and sites like BBC up

, according to a recent survey of shit we already knew but needed to find out anyways

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8542430.stm

The survey showed that news aggregators such as Google News and AOL were most commonly used, along with the websites of CNN and the BBC.

Sixty-one per cent of readers surveyed said they got their news online on a typical day, compared with 78% from local news channels and 71% from a national TV network such as NBC or cable channels such as CNN or Fox News.

Fifty-four per cent said they listened to radio news programmes at home or in the car.

More than 90% use more than one method to get news, and 57% consult between two and five websites as part of their newsgathering, the survey found.

Regular readers of newspapers - either local ones or national papers such as the New York Times - have dropped to 50%, the survey said.

Oh and the New York Times is planning to charge to access their website by 2011. So be aware that if you like the NY Times, we'll it should be out of business by 2012.

**maximusboomus** · 03-01-10, 04:31 AM

Local papers are getting bought up by larger media groups, those media groups are getting eaten up by larger media groups here in Canada.... Why the paper waste in todays society, I still receive a 3" stack of papers and flyers twice a week in my mailbox.... Sad really that all the paper ends up doing is helping me light my fire....