A new Pew Research Center study shows that, indeed, there is a difference between generations when it comes to preferred sources of political news. Not surprisingly, the Millennials are more likely to turn to Facebook, while their Baby Boomer elders turn to their television sets. Of the nearly 3,000 online adults surveyed by the Washington-based social research institute, 61% aged 18 to 33 said they got their news about politics and government from Facebook; another 37% in the age group said they tuned in to local television newscasts. It was the reverse among Baby Boomers, aged 50 to 68, with 60% watching local TV news and 39% favoring the popular social networking website. Generation Xers, aged 34 to 49, were more balanced between the two media, with 51% logging onto Facebook for political and government news and 46% favoring local television.
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