Close to a quarter (24%) of Americans say they regularly learn something about the presidential campaign from the Internet, close to double the percentage from the 2004 campaign according to the Pew
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Forty-two percent of those ages 18 to 29 say they regularly learn about the campaign from the Internet, the highest percentage for any news source. In January 2004 just 20 percent of young people said they frequently received campaign news from the Internet.
People who turn to the Internet for campaign news visit a variety of Web sites. The most frequently visited news outlets are MSNBC (26%), CNN (23%) and Yahoo News (22%). Three percent say they go to the Drudge Report or
Twenty-four percent of Americans say they have seen something about the campaign in a video online, including a speech, interview, commercial or debate. Forty-one percent of those under age 30 have viewed at least one type of video online.
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