Encouraging a Newspaper Reading Habit in College Students

For decades the United States' newspaper industry has been concerned with a decrease in readership of their publications among young Americans. This is an issue that not only concerns newspaper publishers because of continued declining circulation figures but also concerns society as a whole because of the impact the trend can have on the democratic process of government that depends on informed, active citizens. This work investigates prior factors in a person's life, such as family newspaper literacy practices in childhood, use of newspapers during primary and secondary education, and the development of civic interest, that may encourage a newspaper reading habit in young adulthood. Newspaper publishers, supporters and supervisors of News-papers in Education programs in the United States, and educators (especially reading and civics teachers and college journalism pro-fessors), should find this study helpful in understanding the complexities of how young adults become newspaper readers and interested citizens.

• | Author: Brenda Wilson
• | Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
• | Publication Date: Oct 27, 2008
• | Number of Pages: 84 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 3639088220
• | ISBN-13: 9783639088229