The statistic presents data on the public opinion towards newspapers among adults in the United States in 2017. According to the source, 50 percent of adult respondents stated that they thought that newspapers were a good source of learning, and just ten percent said that they read newspapers to relax or purely for entertainment purposes. The results varied far more than public opinion on TV, with far fewer respondents citing newspapers as a good means of escape or a source of good ideas.
Public opinion towards newspapers in the United States in 2017
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The Global TV Group. (November 21, 2018). Public opinion towards newspapers in the United States in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/246251/views-on-newspapers-and-magazines-in-the-us/
The Global TV Group. "Public opinion towards newspapers in the United States in 2017." Chart. November 21, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246251/views-on-newspapers-and-magazines-in-the-us/
The Global TV Group. (2018). Public opinion towards newspapers in the United States in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246251/views-on-newspapers-and-magazines-in-the-us/
The Global TV Group. "Public Opinion towards Newspapers in The United States in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246251/views-on-newspapers-and-magazines-in-the-us/
The Global TV Group, Public opinion towards newspapers in the United States in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246251/views-on-newspapers-and-magazines-in-the-us/ (last visited January 04, 2020)




