Number of Americans Who Read Print Newspapers Continues Decline
Posted: 10/16/2012 | By: Pew Research Center
While Americans enjoy reading as much as ever – 51% say they enjoy reading a lot, little changed over the past two decades – a declining proportion gets news or reads other material on paper on a typical day. Many readers are now shifting to digital platforms to read the papers.
Only 29% now say they read a newspaper yesterday – with just 23% reading a print newspaper.
Only 29% now say they read a newspaper yesterday – with just 23% reading a print newspaper.