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People still
read newspapers
By Melissa Martin
According to a recent online article in Editor & Publisher, a
Nielsen Scarborough study suggested “that in an average month, 169
million adults read a U.S. newspaper. They may be reading it in one or
more iterations—in print, on the web, via a mobile app, courtesy of an
e-newsletter or through a social media news feed.”
www.editorandpublisher.com/.
Some 58 percent of people ages 16 and older reported they regularly
read newspapers. There are not noteworthy differences across
communities in the numbers of people who regularly read newspapers. But
57 percent of suburban residents and 56 percent of urban dwellers are
more likely to read their newspapers on handheld devices than 45
percent of rural residents, according to a 2012 article by the Pew
Research Center. www.pewinternet.org.
People Do Read Ohio Newspapers
“Print isn’t going away. If you are from Cleveland, then you were
probably one of the thousands who wanted a print copy of the Plain
Dealer that was released the day after the Cavaliers won the NBA
Championship… So why in the digital era would people from all over want
the print version? Nostalgia. The print newspaper is memorabilia people
can keep forever.” www.advance-ohio.com/.
Voicecorps is a nonprofit 24/7 radio station that provides access to
print for people who cannot read the printed word (for central and
southern Ohio). Anyone who cannot read a traditional newspaper because
of a disability is eligible. “Some listeners are totally blind while
others have low vision from macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy,
cataracts, trauma or glaucoma. Some listeners can no longer turn the
pages of a newspaper because they have had a stroke or have Parkinson’s
disease. Still others are unable to read due to dyslexia.” The radio
signal travels nearly 50 miles, reaching 21 counties and a booster
station in Portsmouth serves southern Ohio.www.voicecorps.org/.
Ohio News Media Association
The Ohio News Media Association was established in 1933 and represented
Ohio’s daily newspapers and weekly newspapers. The Ohio News Media
Foundation was formed in 1976 by members of The Ohio News Media
Association. “The Foundation is a non-profit organization operated for
charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes with a view
to achieving the highest standards of excellence and professionalism in
all phases of journalism and newspaper publishing.”
Ohio Newspapers In Education is an ongoing activity of the Ohio News
Media Foundation, representing all Newspapers in Education coordinators
in the state of Ohio. Visit www.ohionews.org for more information.
Newspapers in Columbus, Canton, Sandusky, Newark and Chillicothe were
named the best in the state in the annual Ohio Associated Press Media
Editors newspaper competition for 2017. See the website for awards for
other Ohio newspapers. www.ohionews.org/.
The Columbus Dispatch and Dispatch.com were named the best among Ohio’s
largest newspapers by the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors
association.
www.dispatch.com/.
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Ohio) won a Pulitzer Prize for its “Seven Days
of Heroin,” a narrative that incorporated photography and video to show
and tell the story of addiction. Watch and read at
www.cincinnati.com/pages/interactives/seven-days-of-heroin-epidemic-cincinnati/.
“A newspaper is the center of a community, it's one of the tent poles
of the community, and that's not going to be replaced by Web sites and
blogs,” declared Michael Connelly. And I agree.
Melissa Martin, Ph.D, is an author, columnist, educator, and therapist.
She lives in Southern Ohio. www.melissamartinchildrensauthor.com.
Contact her at melissamcolumnist@gmail.com.
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