Business 24|7 reports that according to a report titled "Third Arab Media Outlook 2009-2013: Inspiring Local Content", published by Dubai Press Club, 70 per cent of the people in the four markets researched use social networking websites. Online news consumption is gaining ground with 22 per cent to 34 per cent of the people using internet as print media to read news.

According to the study, print media is still a preferred news vehicle, but internet is catching up fast.

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