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  • SUBSCRIBERS47: Locally Engaged subscribers are more likely to subscribe to small and mid-sized papers

    Locally Engaged Other subscribers Small paper 25% 13% Mid-sized paper 22% 13% Small metro paper 30% 33% Large metro paper 22% 41%

    February 26, 2018
  • SUBSCRIBERS50: Locally Engaged subscribers value reliable and accurate information

    Locally Engaged Other subscribers Helps me get reliable and accurate factual information 87% 76% It deals fairly with all sides 77% 67% Helps me stay [...]

    February 26, 2018
  • SUBSCRIBERS51: Social Media-Mobile Discoverers often interact with the source digitally before subscribing

    Social Media-Mobile Discoverers Other subscribers I encountered it on Google and other search engines 57% 37% I followed the organization’s account on social media 52% [...]

    February 26, 2018
  • SUBSCRIBERS52: The most popular background factors for Social Media-Mobile Discoverers are local news access and a number of interesting articles

    Social Media-Mobile Discoverers Other subscribers I wanted access to news about my local community 68% 59% I noticed a number of especially useful or interesting [...]

    February 26, 2018
  • SUBSCRIBERS53: Common ways Social Media-Mobile Discoverers interact with their source are sharing content and encountering it in search

    Social Media-Mobile Discoverers Other subscribers Regularly share its content with others 71% 37% Encounter it in Google and other search engines 38% 16% Follow the [...]

    February 26, 2018
  • SUBSCRIBERS54: Social Media-Mobile Discoverers’ top benefit is feeling good about supporting the organization

    Social Media-Mobile Discoverers Other subscribers I feel good about supporting the news organization 53% 38% I like getting an unlimited number of digital stories 35% [...]

    February 26, 2018
  • SUBSCRIBERS56: Worries about the accuracy of free sources is an important reason many Journalism Advocates subscribed

    Journalism Advocates Other subscribers I was concerned about the accuracy of the reporting available from free news sources 80% 16% I wanted access to news [...]

    February 26, 2018
  • SUBSCRIBERS57: What Journalism Advocates value after subscribing

    Journalism Advocates Other subscribers Helps me get reliable and accurate factual information 98% 72% It acts as a check on political leaders and other people [...]

    February 26, 2018
  • SUBSCRIBERS58: 
Journalism Advocates say the biggest benefit from their subscription is that they feel good about supporting the news organization

    Journalism Advocates Other subscribers I feel good about supporting the news organization 72% 32% I get access to print in addition to digital news 51% [...]

    February 26, 2018
  • SUBSCRIBERS59: Life Changers often cite several key background factors for subscribing

    Life Changers Other subscribers I wanted access to news about my local community 81% 56% I recently moved to the area 77% 5% I noticed [...]

    February 26, 2018
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