Baby Boomers Prefer The Printed Page
from the no-surprise-there dept
I doubt this is a surprise to anyone, but the older you are, the more likely it is you prefer to read your news on paper. It's simply a matter of habit. People who grew up reading newspapers every day are comfortable reading newspapers. Those who are used to only accessing news online don't see why they should bother picking up a paper. Of course, plenty of people seem to straddle both worlds, reading lots of news online, but still flipping through their local paper. While I no longer read any paper newspapers, I do agree that it is a different process, and you probably do end up catching more stories serendipitously than when surfing news online. However, online, you have a much wider field of articles to choose from, and can find stories you would never see in your local newspaper.
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Newspapers VRS Internet
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paper quicker
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The only exception to this rule is Barron's. You can find stuff faster in the ruins of Pompeii than you can in Barron's.
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