Jason Stverak, President of the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, a leading non-profit journalism organization, released the following statement regarding an internet news study released today by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Their study found that the internet is now the third most popular news platform, behind local television news and national television news.

“Today’s findings by the Pew Internet & American Life Project are a testament to the strength and growth of the internet’s capacity to convey news. Although most Americans (92%) relay on more than one news source to keep abreast on the news each day, a commonality between all of Pew’s findings is the heavy dependence on the Internet.

This study also reiterates the growing decline of popularity of newspapers in the Internet Age and the newfound power that online journalism organizations have in a world that is now more accepting of online news ventures. As more and more newspapers are forced with the realities of dwindling circulation numbers and permanently shutting their doors, communities around the nation are left without local news coverage. This is why newspapers must seek refuge in online news ventures that can provide them content and local coverage in numerous states. The survival of the newspaper business is reliant on its ability to form partnerships with online non-profit journalism organization and bring their business model to the 21st Century.”
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