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Tossup on Future Print, But Relevant Today
by Jack Loechner, Thursday, March 12, 2009, 8:15 AM

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A new survey of American readers by The Rosen Group, about the state of current and future media, found that nearly 80% of respondents still subscribe to magazines and 83% find that daily newspapers are still relevant. 45% though, of those surveyed, said that newspapers and magazines will exist in 10 years, while 40% were uncertain.

Lori Rosen, founder and president of The Rosen Group, points out that these findings suggest that, though there is a strong shift to online news consumption and a preference for online sources for breaking news, Americans still find print publications to be important sources, especially for entertainment.

Rosen concludes that "... people are not abandoning their print editions...  there is still a certain satisfaction and ease to holding printed text in your hands, and PDAs or PCs will not replace this just yet."

Other survey findings:

  • 29% of respondents say a news website is the most indispensable news source, while 18% select print newspapers and 16% cite online newspapers
  • 55% say they look at a printed newspaper each day, 53% subscribe to a print newspaper, and 83% say newspapers are still relevant
  • 30% say news websites are their top source for updates, and 66% say that websites are among their daily news sources
  • 65% of respondents find weekly news magazines relevant
  • 29% of respondents read blogs multiple times a day, 8% read them once a week, 37% read them occasionally and 37% never read them
  • 60% of respondents believe the information on blogs is not credible

Though the majority of Americans go online to learn about daily breaking news, print magazines remain one of the top sources for entertainment, advice and lifestyle information.

Source(s) of News

News Source

% of Respondents (Multiple Response OK)

News website

65.3%

Newspaper (online)

56.7

Newspaper (print)

55.4

National TV news

55.1

Local television affiliate

41.8

News aggregator

35.9

Blogs

22.6

Social networking site

10.5

Source: The Rosen Group, February 2009

The survey found that despite a growing preference for online news sites, print magazines are a leading entertainment source. Nearly 80% of respondents say they subscribe to magazines vs. 53% for newspapers.

Primary Media Source of Entertainment, Advice, Lifestyle Information (% of Respondents)

Primary Source

% of Respondents

Print magazines

27.0%

Website

25.2

Blogs

10.9

Print newspaper

10.2

National TV network

7.5

Online magazines

6.8

Social networking site

5.9

Online newspaper

5.0

Local TV affiliate

1.6

Source: The Rosen Group, February 2009

For additional information, please contact the Rosen Group here, or Marketing Charts for tables.

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6 comments on "Tossup on Future Print, But Relevant Today"

  1. Garry Mendez from BrandCapitalists
    commented on: March 23, 2009 at 3:00 PM
    There was an interesting tidbit about Americans finding print to still be relevant, especially for entertainment. Print isn't dying but the deck of media usage is getting shuffled and we're all being dealt new hands. The newspaper folks are figuring out that their core business is news, not ink and paper. The delivery mechanism is almost irrelevant for them.

  2. Mike Kelly from LIN TV Interactive
    commented on: March 12, 2009 at 6:50 PM
    Was a comparison done btween the "53% that subscribe to a daily newspaper" and actual subscription numbers by just the top ten market's newspapers? Not circulation, but paying subscribers. If 53% of the population subscribed...I don't think they'd be stopping the presses as fast as they are. Interesting that they listed: newspapers, newspaper websites and TV stations. The key omission being local TV station websites which are quickly meeting and beating local newspaper site's traffic due to the rich video content that is added constantly.

  3. Alison Goldstein from The Rosen Group
    commented on: March 12, 2009 at 2:57 PM
    Hi All,

    We conducted the survey over a five-day period in February using online tool SurveyMonkey. Full results are available here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/sr.aspx?sm=4NuhAOmdyWMstEGKfvAOu6mITee_2fW8_2b_2bZ2_2b9KP9OeQ8_3d

    We have PDFs available of responses broken down by age group. The responses are equally as compelling: 51 percent of 25-41 year olds say print media will still be around in 10 years--and only 12.7 percent said print pubs won't exist. Thirty-six percent were uncertain.

    Please email me at alison@rosengrouppr.com if you'd like electronic copies of the age demographic breakdowns.

    Thanks again for your interest.

  4. Marla Cassi from Stern Advertising, Inc.
    commented on: March 12, 2009 at 1:56 PM
    I'd also like to know how the survey was conducted and it's methodology.

  5. Marla Cassi from Stern Advertising, Inc.
    commented on: March 12, 2009 at 1:51 PM
    I agree with David but I'd like to take it further. I'd like to see all the demos (age, income, education, etc.).

  6. David Holland from Spectatus.com
    commented on: March 12, 2009 at 10:03 AM
    This research would be a 100x more relevant if it gave demographic context. I'd be more interested in knowing what 18 to 35's thought.

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