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    Online news challenges older media

    Macalester College sophomore Keri Piepgras can pick up a copy of the New York Times for free at the Campus Center every day, but she doesn't. Instead, she gets her Times delivered to her laptop computer through a high-speed Internet connection in ...

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    Web news clicks with readers

    “In a vivid demonstration of the growing power of the Internet and its effect on the media, a new study shows that about 50 million Americans go online to read the news on a typical day, primarily from the Web sites of traditional media outlets.

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    MIKE WENDLAND: Many turn to Net for news

    “Sam Abuelsamid, a 40-year-old Ypsilanti man, can't remember the last time he watched a television news program. He says he hasn't listened to the radio, even in the car, for more than a year.

    And although he occasionally scans the newspape...

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  • Media Mention

    More Americans go online for news, study shows

    "DALLAS - The Internet is becoming a primary source of news for many Americans, particularly for younger users.

    A Pew Internet & American Life Project report Wednesday said that 50 million Americans obtain news online on an average day, "a ...

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  • Media Mention

    Broadband Power Drives News Use

    "When it comes to reading and watching news on the Internet, the faster the connection, the higher the consumption.

    That’s one of the conclusions from a new study released by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. At the end of 2005, ac...

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  • Media Mention

    Young people turn to the Web for news

    “Meg Scholz, a senior at the University of Texas, goes online at least a few times every day to check her e-mail.

    When she does, Scholz invariably scans several news websites and blogs to see what's going on in the world. She rarely picks u...

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DATA POINT

87%

of American adults own a cell phone

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The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center. The Center is supported by The Pew Charitable Trust.