We ask: What is the best source for news in Nevada?

In April our pollster Mason-Dixon Polling & Research asked Nevadans where they get their news. The answer paralleled what all the national polls asking that question find.

A majority of Nevadans said they get their news from television. The set was on. There is news on TV. Ipso facto.

The breakdown was television, 53 percent; Internet, 23 percent; newspaper, 18; radio, 4; other or not sure, 2. Those under 35 claimed to get more news from the Internet than TV, and those over 50 were more likely to read newspapers.

This week we asked the question differently and got a different answer.

What is the best source for news and current events in Nevada?

A plurality picked the state’s newspapers and their websites, 27 percent. This was followed by 24 percent for local television stations and their websites; talk radio, 23 percent; cable television, 18 percent; and other Internet sites, 7 percent.

At least people recognize quality, even if they don't always take the time to peruse.

Those 34 and younger chose other Internet sites as the best source, 25 percent, compared to 21 percent for newspapers and their websites, and 21 percent for talk radio. Local TV garnered 13 percent. I suspect this reflects the trend of younger people get news links off of Facebook and Twitter and text messages.

For those 35 and older the breakdown was: newspapers, 28; local TV, 26; talk radio, 23; cable, 19; other Internet, 3.
 
A majority consider themselves well informed, 52 percent, while 43 percent consider themselves somewhat informed.