Harris Poll: Most get news from broadcasters (Another reason why polls are meaningless)

UPI ^ | February 25, 2006

[new yorker 77]

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Seventy-seven percent of U.S. adults watch local broadcast news, while 71 percent watch network news, compared to 18 percent who read a national newspaper.

A Harris Interactive poll of 2,985 U.S. adults also found 64 percent get their news several times a week or daily by going online, while 63 percent read a local daily newspaper. Fifty-four percent listen to radio news broadcasts, 37 percent listen to talk radio and 19 percent listen to satellite news programming.

Those age 59 and older are most likely to rely on local broadcast news, network broadcast or cable news, or a local daily newspaper several times a week or daily for news.

Baby boomers and Gen Xers also watch broadcast news, listen to radio, read newspapers but also go online for news and listen to talk radio.

Generation Xers are most likely to get their news several times a week or daily from local broadcast stations (69 percent) or online sources (68 percent).

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[new yorker 77]

If you believe this poll, then this is for sale in your market.

[digger48]

I watch the local news too. For the local news.

[new yorker 77]

71 percent of adults watch network news????

On fantasy island.

[Casloy]

while 71 percent watch network news

Oh yeah, RIGHHHTTTTTT. I suspect this was supposed to be that 71% of the people who get their news from TV watch network news. I doubt 71 percent of the adult population is watching TV for that one hour time window every evening

[speekinout]

What did they poll? I watch local news, network news, and read a newspaper daily. I don't know what that proves except that I don't like the other television programming at all.

[mdittmar]

Those age 59 and older are most likely to rely on local broadcast news, network broadcast or cable news, or a local daily newspaper several times a week or daily for news.

That part is correct,that's what worries Moonves.

[nothingnew]

Seventy-seven percent of U.S. adults watch local broadcast news, while 71 percent watch network news, compared to 18 percent who read a national newspaper.

I must have missed something in second grade (circa 1950's) arithmetic.

FMCDH(BITS)

[Luke21]

I don'tr think the poll is totally inaccurate. The 37 percent who listen to talk radio for information is probably about right. It's a growing constituency.

I just know almost everybody around me gets their news from the MSM. They discuss and parrot what they say as gospel. If it isn't in the MSM, it's not official. Only me, my brother, my son, and my oldest daughter swim against the tide.

[isrul]

All of it is bad and it is getting worse. I used to think it was just bias. But now I think genuine stupidity and illiteracy play a big part. Even on the network news you will hear things that could only be expected fro mental efficients. The chick on Fox radio news told me about Barry Fife, yesterday. I recall Tom Browkaw announcing the death of Meredith Burgess. Granted these are minor things but they were the first that popped up because they are so outrageously stupid. Of course they make mistakes on other stuff, too

The local news is horrible. The folks who appear on some of this local stuff should be embarrassed not only by the content but the presentation.

Anyone notice the latest fashion seems to be female reporters who contort their mouthes into hideous shapes as they try to over articulate words?