The Internet Becomes A Viable News Source

A recent report discovered during the election, more people made use of the Internet to acquire their news intake. This increase was particularly noticeable during the recent presidential election, where an estimated 75 million Americans used the Internet to follow news about candidates and other election news. The report responsible for this data was conducted by the The results revealed:

• 52% of internet users, or about 63 million people, said they went online to get news or information about the 2004 elections. We call them online political news consumers.

• 35% of internet users, or about 43 million people, said they used email to discuss politics, and one of the most popular email subjects was jokes about the candidates and the election.

• 11% of internet users, or more than 13 million people, went online to engage directly in campaign activities such as donating money, volunteering, or learning about political events to attend.
Michael Cornfield, consultant to the Pew Research Center, Murdok. Visit Murdok for the

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