Of all the news sources available today, radio, television, online, newspaper or other the most frequently accessed news source from my survey results is television. Television is accessed most due to habit versus convenience or reliability. Television was also rated as the most trustworthy news source available today. Newspaper (not internet) was rated as the most unreliable news source.
From the survey results, it is also noted that people feel that of the online sources available, not all online sources are reliable. Some are more trustworthy and reliable for accuracy of news than others. Personally, I feel that what makes an online news source more reliable is the organization itself, not the fact that it is posted on the internet. For example, CNN is reliable to me regardless of whether the information posted by CNN is on the internet or on the television. If a news source is reputable, it does not matter which vehicle they use to disseminate the information.
In conclusion, online news sources have the ability to offer the most up to the minute news coverage. With all other news sources there will be a lag from the original story to the update of the story. Newspaper will have to wait until the next publishing, radio will update with the next news segment, and television will be the same unless the channel is a 24 hour news channel. If the update or news story is a major story, the television may interrupt an existing news story to update you. Online also offers you the ability to access other links to the same story to get more in-depth information.
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