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| Online news has become more popular than reading newspapers in the US, according to a survey. | Online news has become more popular than reading newspapers in the US, according to a survey. |
| It is the third most-popular form of news, behind local and national TV stations, the Pew Research Center said. | It is the third most-popular form of news, behind local and national TV stations, the Pew Research Center said. |
| "News awareness is becoming an anytime, anywhere, any device activity for those who want to stay informed," it said. | "News awareness is becoming an anytime, anywhere, any device activity for those who want to stay informed," it said. |
| Newspapers in the US and UK have been going through financial difficulties, leading many to examine charging for their news online. | Newspapers in the US and UK have been going through financial difficulties, leading many to examine charging for their news online. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Changing habits | Changing habits |
| Sixty-one percent of readers surveyed said they got their news online on a typical day, compared with 78% from local news and 71% from a national TV network such as NBC or a cable channels such as CNN or Fox News. | Sixty-one percent of readers surveyed said they got their news online on a typical day, compared with 78% from local news and 71% from a national TV network such as NBC or a cable channels such as CNN or Fox News. |
| Fifty-four percent said they listened to radio news programmes at home or in the car. | Fifty-four percent 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. | 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. |
| The last print edition of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer was sold in March | The last print edition of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer was sold in March |
| "Americans have become news grazers both on and offline - but within limits," said Amy Mitchell, deputy director for the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism. | "Americans have become news grazers both on and offline - but within limits," said Amy Mitchell, deputy director for the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism. |
| "They generally don't have one favourite website but also don't search aimlessly. Most online news consumers regularly draw on just a handful of different sites." | "They generally don't have one favourite website but also don't search aimlessly. Most online news consumers regularly draw on just a handful of different sites." |
| Regular readers of newspapers - either local ones or national papers such as the New York Times - have dropped to 50%, the survey said. | Regular readers of newspapers - either local ones or national papers such as the New York Times - have dropped to 50%, the survey said. |
| Newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic have been going through difficult times as advertising slows and more readers migrate to the internet. | Newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic have been going through difficult times as advertising slows and more readers migrate to the internet. |
| The Seattle Post-Intelligencer was among many that closed last year, while the Chicago Tribune and San Francisco Chronicle have gone through huge job cuts. | The Seattle Post-Intelligencer was among many that closed last year, while the Chicago Tribune and San Francisco Chronicle have gone through huge job cuts. |
| In 2009, the Daily Mail and General Trust cut 1,000 jobs at its regional arm Northcliffe Media, which publishes more than 100 newspapers in England and Wales. | In 2009, the Daily Mail and General Trust cut 1,000 jobs at its regional arm Northcliffe Media, which publishes more than 100 newspapers in England and Wales. |
| Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, the chairman and chief executive of News Corp, also shut down the London Paper and announced that his group of papers will charge for online news. | Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, the chairman and chief executive of News Corp, also shut down the London Paper and announced that his group of papers will charge for online news. |
| The group owns the Sun, the Times, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, as well as Fox and Sky brands. | The group owns the Sun, the Times, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, as well as Fox and Sky brands. |
| Mr Murdoch has accused firms such as Google of profiting from journalism by generating advertising revenue by linking readers to newspaper articles. | Mr Murdoch has accused firms such as Google of profiting from journalism by generating advertising revenue by linking readers to newspaper articles. |
| The New York Times will also charge for access to the website by 2011. |