A Third of Small Town Americans Rely Solely On Traditional Media for News: A third of small town and rural residents rely solely on traditional forms of media (print newspaper, local TV) for their local news than those in larger cities and suburbs.
Three in 10 residents (34%) in less populated areas rely exclusively on traditional sources of information such as print newspaper and local television broadcasts (31% and 34%, respectively), compared with 21% of residents of large cities and 16% of those living in suburban communities.