By: Michael Calderone

Pew Research Center has released its biennial news consumption survey, and shows that while there are less readers of a daily print newspaper (down from 34 to 27%), for the first time, a majority of Americans "check in on the news from time to time during the day, rather than get the news at regular times."

It’s a lengthy report, but here are a few other findings.

As in past news consumption surveys, the audiences for specific cable news outlets remain divided along political lines. Currently 51% of regular CNN viewers are Democrats, up from 45% two years ago. Nearly four-in-ten regular Fox News viewers are Republicans (39%), about the same as in 2006.

Regular readers of magazines such as The New Yorker, The Atlantic and Harper’s Magazine stand out for their high level of political knowledge. Nearly half (47%) answered three political knowledge questions correctly - the highest percentage of any news audience.

Believability ratings for national news organizations remain very low. If anything, believability ratings for major online news outlets - including news aggregators such as Google News and AOL News - are lower than for major print, cable and broadcast outlets.

Though the audience for nightly network news broadcasts are smaller than they were a decade ago, regular viewers of these broadcasts are loyal. Nearly seven-in-ten (69%) say they would miss these broadcasts a lot if they were no longer available.

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