Most commonly cited devices, means of discovery and news sources for breaking news

Question: “Thinking about that breaking news story, how did you first find out about it?”

Rank Whites African Americans Hispanics
Top devices for news
1 Television (50%) Television (59%) Television (49%)
2 Internet (14%) Internet (10%) Internet (15%)
3 Radio (10%) Radio (4%) Cell phone (9%)
Top means of discovering news
1 Direct news organization (52%) Direct news organization (59%) Direct news organization (54%)
2 Word of mouth (7%) Word of mouth (10%) Word of mouth (10%)
3 Social media (5%) Social media (6%) Social media (5%)
Top news sources
1 Local news station (23%) Local news station (30%) Local news station (17%)
2 TV station, unspecified (19%) TV station, unspecified (21%) Ethnic media (17%)
3 24-hour cable news (16%) 24-hour cable news (17%) TV station, unspecified (14%)