According to the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, the internet has now surpassed all other media except television as a main source for national and international news.

The survey also presents data about young people (ages 18-29) who say that their main source of national and international news is equally split between television and the internet. I can't help but wonder, did all of the respondents make the traditional distinction between a TV and internet channels? What about people who watch television programming on their computer, via their internet connection?

For some (and not necessarily in the younger age group), the convergence of TV and the internet has already occurred. It's no longer about what hardware/platform one chooses (say a computer or a television set) - it's more about the availability rate, type and amount of content. It appears to me that the best selection, ability to personalize and various medias (videos, articles, radio) of content are available with the click of a button, but it's no longer the tv clicker, it's the smaller, sleeker box in the room. For those that can't be information deprived, there's also another favorite device - the mini-computer that also has telephony functions. They are expensive, but like every gadget, they'll make their way down to planet earth on the pricing scale.