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

Question: “Where did you go for more information?”

Rank Whites African Americans Hispanics
Top devices for news
1 Internet (49%) Internet (46%) Internet (52%)
2 Television (17%) Television (29%) Television (19%)
3 Computer (4%) Computer (2%) Cell phone (10%)
Top means of discovering news
1 Direct news organization (39%) Direct news organization (40%) Direct news organization (38%)
2 Websites, unspecified (11%) Search engine (16%) Online news aggregator (16%)
3 Online news aggregator (10%) Websites, unspecified (13%) Websites, unspecified (13%)
Top news sources
1 TV station, unspecified (12%) Local news station (21%) 24-hour cable news (14%)
2 Newspapers (12%) 24-hour cable news (12%) TV station, unspecified (13%)
3 Online-only source (11%) Specialty (10%) Local news station (13%)