A new study from the Pew Research Centre is reporting that the internet has surpassed television as the dominant national and international news source for the young adult (18-29 year-old) demographic.
According to the study, 65% of people under 30 declared the internet as their main source for news, almost doubling the 34% figure of 2007. The other demographics, while not as pronounced, do show a similar trend, with television’s prominence dropping quite dramatically in some areas.
Last week, Julian Assange – founder of controversial news site WikiLeaks – was accused of rape. Although the charges were dropped just hours later, a quote from Assange via Al-Jazeera claimed that the allegations were part of a “smear campaign” against him.
This of course comes off the back of the flak the site drew just a short time before for their releasing over 70,000 secret military documents regarding the war in Afghanistan with 15,000 “more explosive” files left to reveal. Assange has stated on his Twitter account that he feels certain agencies including the Pentagon are trying to prevent this and are using “dirty tricks” to do so.
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