The Internet has become a key place to get news about the upcoming presidential elections, with almost a quarter of Americans now learning about the campaigns online on a regular basis. That’s one finding from a recent survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Pew Internet & American Life Project on campaign news and political communication. “2004 was supposed to be the Internet election, but it may well be that 2008 is really the year of the Internet,” said Carroll Doherty, associate director of the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
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Election 2008: Web Gains but TV Still Rules
Posted by: Katherine Noyes January 14, 2008 11:22 AMThe Internet has become a key place to get news about the upcoming presidential elections, with almost a quarter of Americans now learning about the campaigns online on a regular basis. That’s one finding from a recent survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Pew Internet & American Life Project on campaign news and political communication. “2004 was supposed to be the Internet election, but it may well be that 2008 is really the year of the Internet,” said Carroll Doherty, associate director of the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.