Only 2 percent of U.S. adults found national print newspapers “most helpful” in getting information about the presidential election, according to a Pew Research Center study.
The study, conducted Jan. 18-27, just ahead of the Iowa caucuses, said cable news was the single largest provider of news that was most helpful on the election, and 24 percent said cable was their best source.
Local print newspapers did slightly better (3 percent) than national papers as a source for campaign news, according to the study.
Other primary sources of campaign news were social media (14 percent), local TV (14 percent) and news websites or applications (13 percent).
Network nightly news was named by 10 percent of U.S. adults.
