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  • SUBS11: Newspaper subscribers tend to place a high importance on their source being informative and less importance on it being entertaining

    Newspaper subscribers Other news subscribers Helps me stay informed and be a better citizen 55% 37% Is very good at covering an issue or topic [...]

    May 2, 2017
  • SUBS12: Many newspaper subscribers use both print and digital features of their sources

    Newspaper subscribers Other news subscribers Share its content 56% 39% Use the coupons 53% 16% Visit its website 46% 46% Save print copies for later [...]

    May 2, 2017
  • SUBS23: Among those who don’t pay, seekers are more likely than bumpers to place importance on how their free source helps them

    Actively seek out news Bump into news Good at covering a topic they care about 45% 21% Helps them care for themselves of family 25% [...]

    May 2, 2017
  • SUBS24: Among those who pay for news, older adults are more likely than younger adults to pay for print

    18-34 year olds 35-49 year olds 50-64 year olds 65 and older Print 42% 49% 64% 72% Digital 42% 34% 25% 14% Print and digital [...]

    May 2, 2017
  • SUBS25: Print is especially popular among newspaper subscribers

    18-34 year olds 35-49 year olds 50-64 year olds 65 and older Print 47% 67% 82% 88% Digital 45% 25% 15% 10% Print and digital [...]

    May 2, 2017
  • SUBS26: More than half of print subscribers have paid for their favored source for five years or more

    Digital payers Print payers 3 months or less 31% 7% 4 months to a year 27% 15% 2 to 4 years 18% 23% 5+ years [...]

    May 2, 2017
  • SUBS30: Three in 4 Americans get news from social media, and Facebook is the most popular platform

    Percent Any social media 75% Facebook 60% YouTube 36% Twitter 15% Instagram 14% LinkedIn 10% Snapchat 10% Reddit 6%

    May 2, 2017
  • SUBS31: Older Americans who pay for news are most likely to seek out news

    Actively seek out news Bump into news Age 18-34 57% 42% Age 35-49 71% 29% Age 50-64 80% 19% Age 65+ 81% 18%  

    May 2, 2017
  • SUBS32: Younger and older payers differ in the topics they follow in the news

    65 and older 50-64 year olds 35-49 year olds 18-34 year olds National politics/government 77% 69% 56% 43% Traffic and weather 49% 60% 57% 42% [...]

    May 2, 2017
  • SUBS35: Some users of free sources would be willing to pay a fee to continue getting that content, but the willingness to pay declines as the fee goes up

    Percent $0.50 22% $1 27% $3 15% $5 16% $7 9%

    May 2, 2017
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