In 2009 audiences for online journalism continued to grow. In 2008, for the first time, more people reported getting their national and international news from the internet, rather than newspapers, and audiences to news sites continued to grow due to the launch of new sites, and it was continued growth in internet audiences overall, with new people discovering the internet’s advantages for convenience, speed and depth.
However, the professional online news industry is increasingly gloomy about its financial future.

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