In 2020, the year afflicted with the coronavirus pandemic, the print-only circulation of newspapers in the United States declined by 19 percent, However, at the same time, it was estimated that digital circulation grew by 27 percent that year.
Growth of newspaper circulation in the United States in 2020, by format
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Medium (Pew Research Center). (June 29, 2021). Growth of newspaper circulation in the United States in 2020, by format [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/322916/newspaper-circulation-growth-print-digital/
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Medium (Pew Research Center). (2021). Growth of newspaper circulation in the United States in 2020, by format. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322916/newspaper-circulation-growth-print-digital/
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