U.S. news audiences think online news is convenient, accessible and easy to use, but TV news and newspapers have more extensive coverage and content, according to the “2006 News Consumption Survey” conducted by Pew Research.

Nearly 40 percent of respondents agreed that online news is convenient, accessible and quick, while only 32 and 14 percent thought so the same of newspapers and TV news.

Online news was also considered easy to use by one-fourth of the respondents; for TV and press, only less than ten percent thought so.

Over half of the respondents said TV news has extensive coverage and content, while 42 and 40 percent think newspapers and the Internet does so, respectively.

- Information from World Digital Media Trends, World Association of Newspapers