Not surprisingly, as news organizations come in full force to the Internet, it has gained in credibility and popularity as a news source.
Gallup's latest poll suggests local television news remains the most popular source in the U.S., but the Internet has achieved a doubling of popularity in six years --- to 31 per cent. Television and newspapers are still just behind local TV.
The poll indicates media aren't losing much popularity as news sources, but cable and the Internet are the media gaining the most.