Pew: Younger Americans relied on national papers for election news more than older Americans

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Americans under the age of 50 were more likely to receive election news from three national newspapers than older Americans, a glimmer of good news for legacy papers that have doubled down on growing their audiences online.

The study, which the Pew Research Center released Friday, found that about two in every 10 adults between the ages of 18-29 and 30-49 read The New York Times and The Washington Post for regular election-related news, about twice the rate of older Americans who turned to the papers for election news.

The Wall Street Journal, one of the largest circulation national newspapers, was a regular election news source for more adults under the age of 50 more than it was for those over the age of 50, though the difference was less pronounced compared to the Times and the Post. Younger and older Americans relied on USA Today for election-related news at similar rates, the study found.

The study did not differentiate between reading the election news via a print copy or online.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2017/02/study-younger-americans-relied-on-national-papers-for-election-news-more-than-older-americans-235142

[kimbutgar]

1. That is good news

I grew up with my Dad buying the morning and afternoon newspapers. I still get my daily paper. As a matter of fact I was reading it today and got interrupted.

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[DK504]

5. Same here. If we didn't have daily political "discussions" it was be cause no one was there.

It gave me my love for politics and all the fun stuff that goes with it. Economy, societal, geo politics that go with shaping politics. Then we would all yell at each other.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. This part

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The study, which surveyed U.S. adults between Nov. 29 and Dec. 12, 2016, had less positive results for local daily papers around the country. More than four in ten American 65 years old or older relied on local dailies for election-related news, but that rate steadily dropped as survey respondents got younger, falling to only one in 10 people between the ages of 18-29 who relied on local papers for election news.

The study reinforces some previous findings about the news consumption habits of young Americans. While younger Americans are less likely to read newspapers than older Americans, younger Americans are also more likely to prefer reading their news than watching or listening to the news.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2017/02/study-younger-americans-relied-on-national-papers-for-election-news-more-than-older-americans-235142

should have been near the top of the article. The whole article seems to suggest that older Americans are pretty much not reading papers at all whereas in reality, a good chunk are reading their local papers... And that's because not only did the national papers come at a premium outside of their home cities, but many locations don't have any services to deliver them (although the WSJ always did offer delivery by mail). And if you're not necessarily accustomed to them anyway, you probably wouldn't swing for an online subscription. It's just habit.

The Millennials are continually staring at their phones so they probably had more of the impetus to seek out a wider variety of news sources (available in electronic format) outside of their home locations.

My high school had offered a discounted NYT (paper) subscription and I have maintained it since 1976, only switching to all-electronic this year. I also decided to pick up an online Washington Post sub. I also went all-electronic with my local paper (Philly Inquirer) this year.

[Judi Lynn]

3. Great! Maybe local newspapers can start rehiring reporters, for chrissakes, getting news out.

So much went wrong when the country seemed to get its daily news dose in 30 second bites from tv news shows.

Hope the new seriousness from children raised without real interest in the welfare of the country, who have seen what happens without conscious concern at the personal level, will help.

[tenorly]

6. And some would - if John Birch bigwigs weren't buying them up in order to basically shut them down.

That's what recently happened to the Bergen County Record - best known perhaps for breaking the Bridgegate story that frittered Chris Crisco's presidential ambitions.

Hearst used to do that, famously. The robber barons are certainly back.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. It's half the Grumpy Old White People over 50 who aren't buying mainstream media

The half that has been trained by hot hate radio and tRump rallies to call it "lamestream" media.

The half that call it the "failing NYT" and desperately want to believe that CNN has falling ratings (rising) and that Fox is too libruhl.
They only read Breitbart and The Conservative Treehouse.

[otohara]

7. Hmmm...I Saw Memes &

lots of anti-Hillary articles from so-called-progressive sites except from my son who read all the above.