The Internet Passes Radio, Closes in on Television as 'Most Essential' Medium in American Life, According to a New Report by Edison Media Research |
Since 2002, the Internet has shown enormous advancement in importance and
relevance to consumers' lives
SOMERVILLE, N.J., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers' media perceptions
and habits are changing as the Internet becomes an increasingly important
medium for information and entertainment, according to a new Internet and
Multimedia 2007 report by Edison Media Research. Consumers age 12 and older
were asked to choose the "most essential" medium in their life; 33% chose
the Internet, just behind television (36%), but above radio (17%) and
newspapers (10%); in 2002, the Internet trailed TV on this perception by a
significant margin (20% vs. 39%), and also trailed radio's 26%.
This new report looks at consumers' media perceptions trended against
data from 2002. Other highlights include:
-- "Least essential" medium: Newspapers were named most for this
perception (35%), followed by the Internet at 24% (was most mentioned
in 2002 at 33%), and both radio and television had the fewest mentions
at 18%.
-- "Most cool and exciting" medium: The Internet and television have
swapped places in the last half-decade. The Internet is mentioned by
38% for this perception in 2007 (vs. 25% in 2002); 35% now say
television is "most cool and exciting" (vs. 48% in 2002).
"It is not a stretch to say that the Internet has become just as
important as television as a primary source of information and
entertainment in the lives of Americans," said Larry Rosin, President,
Edison Media Research. "It is entirely possible that the Internet will lead
in all positive categories five years from now. Edison Media Research and
Arbitron will continue to track these items, and of course report to the
public on the changes."
View the full report at http://www.edisonresearch.com.
How the surveys were conducted
In January/February 2007, telephone interviews were conducted with a
random national sample of 1,855 Arbitron Fall 2006 survey diarykeepers, age
12 and older. In certain geographic areas (representing four percent of the
national population), a sample of Arbitron diarykeepers was not available
for the survey, and a supplemental sample was interviewed through random
digit dialing.
In 2002, telephone interviews were conducted with a random national
sample of 2,508 Arbitron Fall 2001 survey diarykeepers, age 12 and older.
All of Edison's industry studies are found on their website at
http://www.edisonresearch.com.
Contact Information:
Jason Hollins
Edison Media Research
908-707-4707
jhollins@edisonresearch.com
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