A Breakdown Of How Smartphone Users Consume Local News [STUDY]

New research from mobile tech company StepLeader shows that adult US smartphone owners are increasingly turning to mobile apps and social media to consume local news.

More than 1 in 4 survey respondents said they had a news app from a local TV station installed on their phone in 2013.

And while 47% still cited local TV news broadcasts as their top source for local news, the local TV station’s app came in second at 17%, ahead of the local TV website (12%) and the local newspaper website (7%).

According

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