Nbadan
10-28-2004, 04:17 AM
Nearly half of Americans online have used the web to get information about the upcoming US presidential election. That is double the number who used the net during the 2000 campaign according to research group, the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
Americans are increasingly going online for political news and commentary, its report found. It suggests that the web is playing a positive role in democratic debate on a wide range of issues.
Instead, internet users are exposed to more political points of view and more arguments against the things they support. That should be heartening to those who are concerned about the future of democratic debate," he said.
More than 40% of online American had got news and information about the presidential campaign from the web, the survey found. Television remains the primary source of information but 31% of broadband users cited the internet as their main source of information about the US election. The internet is exposing more Americans to different points of view, said Kelly Garret, co-author of the report. "People are using the internet to broaden their political horizons, not narrow them," she said.
BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3955569.stm)
I think it is safe to say that the FSP Political Forum is one of the largest (busiest) All-Politics forum in Texas, and it's still less than a year old.
:hat
Americans are increasingly going online for political news and commentary, its report found. It suggests that the web is playing a positive role in democratic debate on a wide range of issues.
Instead, internet users are exposed to more political points of view and more arguments against the things they support. That should be heartening to those who are concerned about the future of democratic debate," he said.
More than 40% of online American had got news and information about the presidential campaign from the web, the survey found. Television remains the primary source of information but 31% of broadband users cited the internet as their main source of information about the US election. The internet is exposing more Americans to different points of view, said Kelly Garret, co-author of the report. "People are using the internet to broaden their political horizons, not narrow them," she said.
BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3955569.stm)
I think it is safe to say that the FSP Political Forum is one of the largest (busiest) All-Politics forum in Texas, and it's still less than a year old.
:hat