“If the primary source of local news (for many people) is local television, it’s not a shock that less than a third of people would say they think local news is holding public officials accountable.” In the Medill survey, local television news consumption had the biggest age-group split among four media options, with 56.9% in the 60-plus demographic getting their daily local news from TV compared with only 13% in the 18-29 age group.