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%) |