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francis
16th Apr 2005, 11:32 am
Interesting article on Rupert Murdoch (http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1459697,00.html) addressing American newspaper editors. A choice quote:

He said consumers between the ages of 18-34 were increasingly using the web as their medium of choice for news and neglected more traditional media.

Young people's attitudes towards newspapers were "especially alarming", he said. "Only 9% describe us as trustworthy, a scant 8% find us useful, and only 4% of respondents think we're entertaining."

He described the shift in attitudes as "a revolution in the way young people are accessing news".

James
16th Apr 2005, 12:12 pm
I do read the BBC news online but that's about it. I still prefer looking away from the screen and reading a newspaper, even though it is yesterday's news.

Perhaps that's because I am right at the top end of that age range! :o

Tom
17th Apr 2005, 06:49 am
You could be right about the age thing: my son gets most of his news from the web.