According to a study made by Pew Research Center, after local and national television, the Internet has become the third most popular source for American people to look for news.
The 92% of those polled looks for news in different sites like television, internet, radio, newspaper, etc. Just the 17% of the polled says that they look for news in a national newspaper like New York Times or USA Today. The 50% says that reads the news in a local newspaper. Just the 54% admits that they listen to the radio at home or in the car. Six out of ten look for news on the Internet. The 78% uses the local television and the 73% the national one. The 74% admits that they watch news on Facebook, Twitter, etc.

In conclusion the Internet has become one of the most popular ways to look for news