Viewers Turning to YouTube For News: Where Do You Get Your News?

by mrosen814 Posted 2012/07/16 21:00:00

Related Topics: News, You Tube, Journalism

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	Newspaper (Print Edition)	27 votes	6%
	Online	284 votes	58%
	TV	90 votes	18%
	Radio	24 votes	5%
	Other	62 votes	13%

A recent Pew study, reported by the New York Post, revealed a shift in the way we consume news. TV news consumption still outpaces YouTube News consumption. However, a younger demographic is more likely to check out citizen journalism on YouTube of major events and natural disasters rather than seeking out traditional TV news.

The New York Post article goes on to state that, "the study shows YouTube as a global news arena where professional and amateur video bleed together, and is made consumable in on-demand style."

NYPOST.COM reports:
A new study has found that YouTube has become a major platform for news, one where viewers are turning for eyewitness videos in times of major events and natural disasters.

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ikeman227 2012/07/17 19:46:44

Other

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Sodahead! :-)
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MadWorld 2012/07/17 00:28:11

Online

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online is very easy ( u find what u want ) not what media want to say ..!!

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America... to MadWorld 2012/07/17 01:59:29

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"u find what you want" means what? That you just read what you want and not what is true?

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MadWorld to America... 2012/07/17 06:59:07

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nooo i mean if u want to read about event in america u cant
about events that\s happening all over the world u can
and all different opinions ...

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Lord Emperor of Dune 2012/07/17 00:27:27

Online

+1
There's too much out there to rely on a paper. I only go to YouTube for gun stuffs though...

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Happy 2012/07/17 00:24:10

TV

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Well T.V and Online, the only time i really watch it is when i am eating.

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carlos c n 2012/07/17 00:22:56

Online

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Hillary Clinton admitted that the US government, via the mainstream media, is losing their “information war” with the American public. As alternative media becomes more prevalent, the propaganda must be taken up a notch in order to keep the masses onboard with the agendas of the US government.

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America... to carlos c n 2012/07/17 02:01:38

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here you go, you dropped this.

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L1 2012/07/17 00:05:00

Online

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Mostly online, but I do watch TV news. I occasionally read the paper too...

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KarenInKenoshaWisconsin 2012/07/17 00:01:32

Online

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Since corporate media doesn't cover a lot or very well, in a truly informative manner as opposed to pundits telling us what to know and how to think about it, I often seek out high quality, purposed blogs.

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(▪‿▪)DoctorWhoGuru(▪‿▪) 2012/07/16 23:59:41

Online

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every while online

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john Kills 2012/07/16 23:52:15

Online

+1
Youtube can be a good source if you pick through and choose.

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Blank Blank Blank 2012/07/16 23:51:37
USAF Vet to Blank B... 2012/07/17 06:12:19

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The last time I checked, we are a free people, with a free choice to get news from wherever we want, despite what YOU desire everyone to see, read or hear,

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Blank B... to USAF Vet 2012/07/17 16:50:41
USAF Vet to Blank B... 2012/07/18 09:12:19

Thank you, Theodor Seuss Geisel.

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Blank B... to USAF Vet 2012/07/18 10:08:11
USAF Vet to Blank B... 2012/07/18 10:17:39

I sure can and do each time I hear Randy Rhodes, Mike Malloy and Thom Hartman. I just added you to the list. Adios

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Blank B... to USAF Vet 2012/07/18 10:26:36
Chris 2012/07/16 23:48:50 (edited)

Online

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Podcasts delivered to my Android phone. Listen to them at work. Podcasts aren't just for Apple products.

Highly recommend "BeyondPod" Android app for podcasts.

https://play.google.com/store...

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Mountaineer 2012/07/16 23:40:00

TV

+1
I get news from TV and online.

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S and S 2012/07/16 23:39:35

Online

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there is no "news" on tv, radio. they 'reporters' are nothing more than entertainers like on Inside Edition..

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SOUL4REAL 2012/07/16 23:36:13

TV

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I look at the news on channel 12 wpri and I hear it, but I don't believe everything they say! There's alot of deception going on now in the world.

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MarinerFH 2012/07/16 23:31:54

Online

+2
Actually, online newspapers.

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aibohphobia 2012/07/16 23:31:07

Online

+1
I get it online, and through the radio, mostly NPR's website, my local newspaper's website, and I listen to NPR.

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BigFig#9 2012/07/16 23:14:32

Online

+1
Challenges of 'citizen' journalism need to be figured out.... Journalistic ethics and accountability? Impact of consumers seeking the most entertaining versus the most informative source. 'AstroTurf' on line activism - you can buy your way into apparent on line 'groundswell'.

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adeenmckenziekennedy 2012/07/16 22:55:02

Online

+1
Sodahead, Bing, MSN and Yahoo is where I get my source of news.

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Cyan9 to adeenmc... 2012/07/17 04:09:12

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if you call that news.

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adeenmc... to Cyan9 2012/07/17 14:20:00

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I mostly get my news from Bing and MSN. And are you mocking me?

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Cyan9 to adeenmc... 2012/07/17 18:30:40

No, just your "news" sources.

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adeenmc... to Cyan9 2012/07/24 16:11:35

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Oh okay. Sorry I am very sensitive.

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Osk The Great Guru 2012/07/16 22:46:25

TV

+1
I actually get mine on the Radio, TV, Newspapers, and online

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Kigan 2012/07/16 22:40:36 (edited)

Online

+1
Cross-referenced through multiple sources to cut through the crap.

I like newspapers, but when it comes to unbiased news they don't have it.

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realist 2012/07/16 22:36:07

Online

+1
You will probably get a fairly biased audience on a website though ;)

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BOOGIE-WOOGIE-MUSIC-MAN-ROC... 2012/07/16 22:29:01

Online

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But you must sift through the garbage like a dog in a dumpster but, the truth can be found LOL. everybody wants to be the star on YouTube, and it does take some time

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RachelA7X 2012/07/16 22:28:48

Online

+1
Yahoo :D

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Lydecho Rain (Лидия) 2012/07/16 22:11:53

Online

+2
Mostly online, but a little bit of each. The only one I never get news from is TV.

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Tella6 2012/07/16 22:09:38

Online

+3
Mostly facebooks newsfeed :p then if I find out something interesting I google news sites to see if its true.

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OneOfTheAmericanPeople 2012/07/16 22:09:10

TV

+3
FoxNews only

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America... to OneOfTh... 2012/07/17 02:03:08

+1
lol

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Willski 2012/07/16 22:00:42

Online

+3
Mostly from BBCs website, Sourcefed and the Philip DeFranco Show.

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