Americans prefer old-fashioned news to citizen media

By a 2-1 ratio, Americans say they would rather watch an old-fashioned TV evening news report's coverage of an event than the sort of "citizen video'' that has become increasingly popular, according to a new poll by Zogby International. [via Cyberjournalist]

"Most Americans polled also think that new camera and Internet technologies are turning the United States "into a nation of voyeurs and paparazzi.'' Mercury News reports.

"Even with YouTube's popularity, however, most Americans still favor a traditional news source -- an evening news broadcast -- over citizen videos for coverage of the same event.

But the poll shows a generational divide emerging: One out of four younger Americans (ages 25 to 34) would prefer the video over conventional news coverage."

emily | 8:08 AM | Citizens as Camera Phone Reporters |
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