?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=User+behaviours+and+intentions+with+digital+news+media+in+Australia&rft.creator=Daniel%2C+Anna&rft.creator=Flew%2C+Terry&rft.creator=Spurgeon%2C+Christina&rft.subject=200100+COMMUNICATION+AND+MEDIA+STUDIES&rft.subject=Internet&rft.subject=young+adults&rft.subject=online+audiences&rft.subject=digital+news&rft.subject=new+media+users&rft.description=This+paper+summarises+findings+from+a+survey+of+user+behaviors+and+intentions+towards+digital+media+and+information+in+Australia.++It+was+undertaken+in+the+first+quarter+of+2009+by+the+Queensland+University+of+Technology+Creative+Industries+Faculty+and+was+funded+by+the+Smart+Services+Cooperative+Research+Centre.+The+survey+targeted+users+of+2+news+and+information+sites+that+are+available+online+only.++Findings+highlighted+differences+between+the+18-24+year+age+segment+and+older+users.+Social+networks+(specifically+friends+and+family)+were+rated+as+the+least+reliable%2C+relevant+and+accurate+sources+of+news.++Other+findings+indicate+online+news+sources+that+are+associated+with+an+established+newspaper+are+highly+valued+as+reliable%2C+relevant+and+accurate+news+sources+by+most+people.+%0D%0A%0D%0AWhile+most+people+prefer+to+use+online+news+sources%2C+there+is+a+great+deal+of+variation+in+the+ways+in+which+people+actually+use+online+news.+From+a+total+of+524+respondents+to+the+survey+it+was+possible+to+identify+three+main+types+of+online+news+consumers%3A+convenience%2C+loyal+and+customising+users.&rft.date=2009-09-15&rft.type=Conference+%5BDiscontinued%5D&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F27376%2F2%2F27376.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.transformingaudiences.org.uk%2Fta2-abstracts-final.pdf&rft.relation=Daniel%2C+Anna%2C+Flew%2C+Terry%2C+%26+Spurgeon%2C+Christina+(2009)+User+behaviours+and+intentions+with+digital+news+media+in+Australia.+In+Transforming+Audiences+2+%3B+Creativity%2C+Knowledge%2C+Participation%2C+3-4+September%2C+2009%2C+University+of+Westminster%2C+London.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F27376%2F&rft.identifier=Creative+Industries+Faculty%3B+Institute+for+Creative+Industries+and+Innovation%3B+ARC+Centre+of+Excellence+for+Creative+Industries+and+Innovation