The internet surpassed newspapers as the main source for national and international news for Americans, according to a new Pew Research Center survey released Dec. 23. 2008: The internet, which emerged this year as a leading source for campaign news, has now surpassed all other media except television as a main source for national and international news.However, television was the preferred medium for Americans; 70% of the 1,489 people surveyed said television is their primary source for national and international news. Forty percent said they get most of their news from the internet, up from 24% in September 2007, and more than the 35% who cited newspapers as their main news source. Only 59% of people younger than 30 years old prefer television,, down from 68% in the September 2007 survey.
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