Since the rise of the Internet, print media \u2014 most notably newspapers \u2014 have faced a big problem with younger readers. But according to a new study released today by the Pew Research Center and The Economist Group, when you look specifically at the devices they love \u2014 the smartphones in their pockets \u2014 young adults rival or even surpass their parents and grandparents as news consumers.<\/p>\n
According to the report from Pew\u2019s Project in Excellence in Journalism, 37 percent of smartphone owners between the ages of 18 and 29 get news on their devices daily, along with 40 percent of smartphone owners aged 30 to 49. Those are slightly higher than the equivalent rates for 50-64 (31 percent) and 65-plus (25 percent). Among tablet owners, news consumption numbers were broadly similar across age groups, with 50- to 64-year-olds being the peak news consumers.<\/p>\n
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