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Internet Gains Ground As Trusted News Source

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the they-must-not-read-this-site dept.

Khammurabi writes "Yahoo is reporting that the younger generation is trusting internet news sources more and more. From the article, 'The survey confirmed that media consumption is shifting online for younger generations, as 19 percent of those aged 18 to 24 named the Internet as their most important source of news compared with 9 percent overall.' Also in the article is the factoid that Americans consider Fox News the most trustworthy national news program overall (coming in at 11%)."

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  1. Sad by eln · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Also in the article is the factoid that Americans consider Fox News the most trustworthy national news program overall (coming in at 11%).

    More proof that if you repeat a lie often enough, people will start to believe it.

  2. Lost me on Fox News... by RLiegh · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    So, the same people who consider Fox News reliable also consider the internet a reliable news source? Might not be the best group to get a representative sample from, if you ask me...

  3. How is the Internet less trusted than Fox or CNN? by jfern · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I mean, they make shit up all the time, so the Internet can't be any worse.