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Many readers are now shifting to digital platforms to read the papers.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only 29% now say they read a newspaper yesterday \u2013 with just 23% reading a print newspaper. Over the past decade, the percentage reading a print newspaper the previous day has fallen by 18 points (from 41% to 23%). Somewhat more (38%) say they regularly read a daily newspaper, although this percentage also has declined, from 54% in 2004. Figures for newspaper readership may not include some people who read newspaper content on sites that aggregate news content, such as Google News or Yahoo News.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past decade, there have been smaller declines in the percentages of Americans reading a magazine or book in print (six points and four points, respectively) than for newspapers.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Substantial percentages of the regular readers of leading newspapers now read them digitally. Currently, 55% of regular New York Times readers say they read the paper mostly on a computer or mobile device, as do 48% of regular USA Today and 44% of Wall Street Journal readers. <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2012\/09\/27\/in-changing-news-landscape-even-television-is-vulnerable\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The percent of Americans who say they read a print newspaper the previous day continues to drop, falling 18 points over the last decade to 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