Stick a thumb drive in them: Newspapers are dead.
Taken down by the same digital and social media papers heralded for years, a new survey found that just 3% of adults get their political news from print sources.
Instead, they turn to social media and digital media. Even radio does substantially better at drawing an audience, at 8%, according to the Pew Research Center.
The pathetic print number was in a Pew report that said those who turn to social media for their political news are dumb.
“Those who rely on social media for news are less likely to get the facts right about the coronavirus and politics and more likely to hear some unproven claims,” read the analysis.
Print has been on the way out for years, but it seems to have really sunk recently. A 2018 Pew report said that 16% get their news from print.
In the past decade, many print outlets have moved to digital platforms in addition to trimmed back print offerings.
At the same time, social websites have attracted more and more readers. Some 18% said they get their political and election news from social sites, much more among younger adults.
Pew’s study found that those who use print, radio, or a news website have a “high” to “middle” knowledge of political news. But 57% who get their information on social websites have “low political knowledge.”
