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Dec. 28, 2004


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Gallup: Local TV tops list as most popular daily source of news
Dec 28, 2004 8:00 AM, News Technology Update

Local television news tops the list of sources where most people in the United States get their daily news, according to a new poll on media usage from the Gallup Organization.

According to poll results released Dec. 22, 51 percent of those surveyed said they turn to local television news daily. Nineteen percent said they view local TV news several times a week. Local newspapers ranked second on the list, with 44 percent turning to papers daily.

Cable news networks ranked third with 39 percent watching daily. Thirty-six percent watch the network nightly news every day.

Twenty-seven percent watch national television morning news shows and public television news programming every day. The poll also found that 21 percent of adults turn to talk radio for news, 20 percent rely on Internet sites, 17 percent listen to National Public Radio for news and 7 percent turn to national newspapers like The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

I hate our local news. They cover things that can't really even be considered news stories for about 95% of each show. I rarely see anything about the war, or any other foreign or even out-of-state news. Unless it's just absolutely huge, and I've already heard about it online.

Local news is one of the most biased news resources one could have. The only thing more sensationalist is a tabloid.

When the rainy weather is the biggest story (even before the tsunami), you know you live in a small news town......

San Diego's media has this wierd inferiority complex where they have to find the most backwards, remote tie to San Diego. It's like they think no one takes SD seriously.....

First, it's sad than anyone gets most of their news from local TV.

But, covering major international stories is not what local TV news is made for. That's what networks do. There's no was a local TV station can have reporters all around the globe.

Complain about it, but it's really apples and oranges.

Besides, if we didn't watch local news for what's happening in our community we might have to (gasp!) read the newspaper!