"High-powered" broadband users consume more news and media on the Web than the average Internet user.
New data from the Pew Internet and American Life Project show that those who read news online are a sought after demographic - they are the "high-powered" broadband users that consume more news and media on the Web than the average Internet user.
They typically do four or more activities online compared to the average Internet user average of three out of 10 activities.
Heavy Internet users typically are three times more likely than other users to get news online in an average day
71 percent of the heavy internet users get their news online
59 percent get news from local TV
53 percent listen to the radio for news
52 percent watch national TV newscasts
43 percent get news from a local paper
21 percent read national newspapers
72 percent get news from both local and national TV
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