[posting has been sporadic lately on account of work and other time consuming factors- I expect that as soon as August 1 rolls around I will be able to dedicate more of my time to finding good topics to present to all of you. Thanks so much for reading. It means a lot to me.]
A good friend of mine, Jay Mundy of jaymundy.com, presented an article to me which made some findings regarding newspaper readership. Editor & Publisher Journal brings us this piece which takes into account ages of readers and what they tend to pay attention to.
Interesting; the internet seems to have not taken teenagers away from newspapers. The majority of teenagers do not read the news but get it from television and buzz. This makes a lot of sense. Television has played a major part in the development of Generation X and Y. [SADLY] Paper news caught the attention of some but not all.
I find that the article presents some generalities worth realizing but no solid trends. As Editor&Publisher states, it is "a relatively dim picture".
Kris,
Great commentary. And thanks so much for the name and website plug – it wasn’t necessary, however, very much appreciated.
I knew I had to send that study along and knew that you would enjoy interpreting it. I was looking forward to hearing what you thought. And as usual, you did not disappoint.
Keep up the great work.
Thanks.
Jay