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Shaping the Future of the Newspaper

Date

Wed - 23.05.2012


Despite industry problems, Japanese print readership remains high

Despite industry problems, Japanese print readership remains high

Amidst serious industry turmoil, Japan has somehow managed to avoid the looming problems that print media faces all over the rest of the world. The Japan Times reports a study done by the Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association that details the way in which the Japanese receive media.

Surprisingly, the study reported that the most popular way of receiving news is print newspaper. The survey, which included 4,100 people nationwide, "confirmed that newspapers are a key medium indispensable in daily life," said a member of the Association. Moreover, the survey reports that its figures are not significantly different from a similar poll the Association conducted two years earlier.

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Author

Leah McBride Mensching

Date

2010-06-09 19:33

Shaping the Future of the Newspaper


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