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Pew Research CenterMarch 19, 2019
1. Nearly as many Americans prefer to get their local news online as prefer the TV set

Large majority gets local news from other people, mostly by word of mouth

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1. Nearly as many Americans prefer to get their local news online as prefer the TV set
TV, the internet almost equally preferred as pathways to local news
An overwhelming majority of Americans get at least some local news online
Among providers of local news, local TV stations are turned to most
Large share accesses daily newspapers online, while fewer do so for radio or TV stations
Few Americans are digital-only or analog-only when it comes to local news
Only about a third of Americans rely often on more than one provider type
Infrequent users of local news providers are more likely to access them digitally
Those who prefer to get local news online and by radio are less likely to follow it closely
Large majority gets local news from other people, mostly by word of mouth
About a third say the internet is the most important way they get local news
About half of local online news consumers primarily get that news on mobile devices
Easy-to-use websites top the list of important digital features for local news
Few think it’s critical for local journalists to be active on social media

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