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And yet, only half of 18-29 year olds receive their news from the internet, if you consider the election a reliable guide. Of 50-64 year olds, only 36% get thei
by robg 18y ago
And yet, only half of 18-29 year olds receive their news from the internet, if you consider the election a reliable guide. Of 50-64 year olds, only 36% get their news on-line.
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_2008_election.pdf http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_2008_election.pdf
The problem would seem to be that we're still in the middle of a generational shift. For instance, I grew up reading newspapers and so I still value the NY Times. It could be another ten or twenty years before they're facing anything like death until the majority of their prime demographics have shifted away to other outlets.
- dcurtis 18y agoOnly half? That is a gigantc number of people and it is growing every day. And still there is no great news outlet that truly understands how to use the internet. It is a wide open opportunity.
- brandnewlow 18y agoUh, what does that mean? How should they be using the internet?
- dcurtis 18y agoI mean, traditional news outlets like CNN and New York Times have not significantly changed the way they deliver news online compared to newspapers or television. And I think there's a lot of room for innovation. Except for CNN, no one has really begun to embrace the immediacy of the internet. And even CNN has done a very poor job; it takes them an hour or more to post breaking news on CNN.com sometimes.
- brandnewlow 18y agoSo speed? They're not fast enough to post stuff? Ok. What else? I ask because I genuinely want to know what you think is lacking.