News and Daily Life |
| |
Jan. 1994. |
April 1998 |
April 2000 |
April 2002 |
April 2004 |
| Did yesterday |
|
|
|
|
|
| Watched TV news |
72% |
59% |
56% |
55% |
60% |
| Read a newspaper |
49% |
48% |
47% |
41% |
42% |
| Listened to radio news |
47% |
49% |
43% |
41% |
40% |
| Any news yesterday |
90% |
85% |
83% |
80% |
82% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Went online from home |
- |
17% |
23% |
34% |
38% |
| Went online from work |
- |
12% |
13% |
20% |
20% |
| Total online yesterday |
4% |
25% |
30% |
43% |
47% |
| Online news yesterday |
- |
- |
12% |
16% |
24% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Watched non-news TV |
69% |
64% |
57% |
59% |
63% |
| Read a magazine |
33% |
29% |
26% |
23% |
25% |
Read a book |
31% |
35% |
35% |
34% |
35% |
| Watched a movie at home |
- |
- |
- |
23% |
24% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Personal telephone call |
63% |
67% |
- |
63% |
66% |
| E-mailed friend/relative |
- |
- |
- |
27% |
28% |
Source: Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
Trend In Regular News Consumption |
| |
Local TV News |
Nightly Network News |
Newspaper* |
Online News** |
| May 1993 |
77% |
60% |
58% |
- |
| April 1996 |
65% |
42% |
50% |
2% |
| April 1998 |
64% |
38% |
48% |
13% |
| April 2000 |
56% |
30% |
47% |
23% |
| April 2002 |
57% |
32% |
41% |
25% |
| April 2004 |
59% |
34% |
42% |
29% |
Source: Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
*Use "yesterday"
**At least 3 days per week
| The News Generation Gap 2004 |
| |
18 - 29 |
30 - 49 |
50 - 64 |
65+ |
| Did yesterday |
|
|
|
|
| Watched TV news |
44% |
58% |
67% |
74% |
| Read a newspaper |
23% |
39% |
52% |
60% |
| Listened to radio news |
28% |
47% |
47% |
33% |
| Watch regularly |
|
|
|
|
| Local TV news |
46% |
58% |
64% |
70% |
| Cable TV news |
29% |
37% |
40% |
46% |
| Nightly network news |
18% |
26% |
42% |
57% |
| Network TV magazines |
12% |
19% |
28% |
34% |
| Network morning news |
16% |
22% |
26% |
26% |
Source: Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
| The News Gender Gap 2004 |
| |
Men % |
Women % |
Difference |
| Regularly read, watch, listen to... |
|
|
|
| Newspaper* |
47 |
37 |
-10 |
| Radio news* |
45 |
36 |
-9 |
| News online** |
33 |
25 |
-8 |
| Talk radio |
21 |
13 |
-8 |
| Cable news |
41 |
35 |
-6 |
| |
|
|
|
| Local TV news |
56 |
61 |
+5 |
| Nightly network news |
30 |
37 |
+7 |
| Network news magazines |
17 |
26 |
+9 |
| Network morning shows |
16 |
28 |
+12 |
Source: Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
*Read newspaper / Heard radio news yesterday
**Get news online at least 3 days a week
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