Reasons to Advertise in Newspapers
Newspaper Readers are More Engaged
Newspapers are highly engaging
- 62% of readers are not doing any other activity when reading the newspaper
- 52% of readers read the newspaper before Noon on weekdays
- 72% of newspaper readers enjoy the newspaper reading experience
- 64% of newspaper readers would miss reading it if taken away
- 54% of newspaper readers say reading the paper is an absorbing activity
Source: NAA 2005 Media Engagement Study, 2006 Scarborough Research, NAA
Newspaper Readers Monotask
“29% of all newspaper readers were doing nothing else but reading a newspaper”
When reading, watching, listening to, accessing (media), how often are you also…
Source: NNN 2005 Media Engagement Study; Conducted by Millward Brown

