and international news from the Internet, versus 35% for newspapers. That is a huge 16-point jump for the Internet which had only a 24% share in Pew's survey just one year ago. 

With non-stop horror stories about he decline of the newspaper industry everyone knew that the Internet was steadily gaining ground on the papers, but this is the first time the web has 

completely overtaken newspapers in the minds of news consumers. The web now has its sights set on dislodging TV from the top spot and that change already appears to be well under way. 

The Pew report said "For young people the internet now rivals television as a main source of national and international news. Nearly six in ten Americans younger than 30 (59%) say they get most of their national and international news online; an identical percentage cites television. In September 2007, twice as many young people said they relied mostly on television for news than mentioned the internet (68% vs. 34%)."  By overcoming that 34-point deficit in just one year, the Internet is obviously gaining momentum at a spectacular pace. It will surely pass TV in the under 30 demographic by this time next year on its way to becoming the #1 news source among all media platforms.
(Posted Dec. 31, 2008)