Remember in the good old days when people used to be thrilled at the feel of a newspaper in their hands? The smudge of the freshly printed black ink on their fingers? This isn't so anymore.

Americans are now getting their news predominantly from the TV and the internet. Nearly half of people surveyed said their prime source of news information is the internet, while hardly less than a third get their information from the television, 11 percent from the radio, and a measly 10 percent from the newspaper.

What does this mean for journalists?

Honestly, a number of things. While the internet continues to dominate today's society, there are still loyal readers of newspapers like The New York Times and Wall Street Journal. The competition for a reporter's desk will become vicious, while the pay is still scarce. But what about for internet media? Because this is still a growing industry, it's hard to say what jobs, pay, and possible careers will be like. However, it can give high hopes to bloggers like those on PSO.

You can make a living off of doing what we do here. Well, most likely anyways. With such high readership in the US, the internet will most likely become the main source for news and political opinion.

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