Reading newspapers - how unusual am I?

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I'm in my 40s and I've realised that hardly anyone my age or younger that I know reads a paper every or most days. Quite a few friends read a paper at the weekend, but the only people I know (apart from me) who read a daily paper are retired, elderly relatives! I happened to go for a walk recently in the area where I live on recycling day, and I noticed as well that very few houses had papers in their paper recycling bins. So, I wonder how unusual my avid paper habit is and - sadly - if newspapers will have much of a future as younger people seem to get all their news from the internet.

I'm abroad but dh brings the DT home from work, or I'll buy one here, or when in UK. The paper is then used for lighting the fire, or for when I clean the cat trays; it doesn't get wasted.

untrue rubbish, and that I couldn't trust the newspaper

That's really interesting, breakfast, because another point I was going to add is that generally speaking you can trust what's in the newspaper - I know there's lots of embroidery and filling-in-gaps, but essentially the stories are factual. On the internet you have absolutely no idea what the provenance of the information is,, or how reliable the source or what their underlying agenda is.

Quite sad really that to judge from a lot of answers here that buying a daily paper is a dying habit. I understand that expense and time are an issue for some people; they are for me too sometimes. I also agree that newspapers aren't the place to go for up to date news, but I enjoy the analysis and comment pieces and the arts coverage. I do read them online, but somehow the experience of holding the paper in my hand to read is different. I wonder if there will be any papers at all in ten years.

I am 26 and one of my favourite things to do before I had dd was go early to the shops get a paper and sit and have a coffee somewhere and read it.
I never get to do that now with a 4 month old but I look forward to the day when I can

I pick up a metro on the bus to use for kindling but I won't read it. I'll read actual news online.

Only people I know of to still read a newspaper daily are my inlaws. It gets delivered in the morning then they sit and read it all over breakfast.
I read the news most days, and generally watch the news while I'm getting ready for work in the morning.
Ils don't work and have time for leisurely newspaper browsing, good on them!

It seems to be such a waste of paper, fuel and money to buy newspapers when you can get the same news online. I read BBC News online because they don't have a strong right-wing bias.

I mostly read online news (guardian/bbc) but I think the advantage of a printed paper is that all the news is there and I'll at least skim read most of it - whereas online I tend to only click on stuff I'm interested in and may well end up with biased views/be unaware of what's going on. I like the i and might try and get it a bit more often - but often wouldn't have time to read the whole thing so it'd feel like a waste

Early fifties, don’t buy a daily paper, all read on line.

We have two every day Monday-Saturday The Sun and the local paper.

I read the papers, I love them. Prefer a proper newspaper in my hands although I do sometimes look onlline, but not often. But I'm much older (in my 50's) so I think you're right, the young don't buy newspapers on the whole.....

I get a weekend paper but it takes me all week to read it (and that's after removing the irrelevant sections for recycling)! I haven't got time to read a daily paper. I wish I did and maybe if I had a job thast I had to sit for any length of time travelling there I would.

I dropped the guardian for years because I got pissed off with the standard of journaism, but as I get older, I get angrier and need to read it daily again - the problem is - there is no interactions with hard copy and I like to bitc away on the CiF boards.

I buy it only on a sunday and on a tuesday now

I read the Telegraph, The Independent and The Guardian daily online. I buy The Times on a weekday occasionally, rarely buy a weekend paper as they are full of puff. I also read BBC news daily, though it has very little good content I feel.

I struggle to see the advantage of reading a newspaper in print rather than online. If anything they're easier to read online.

OTOH I still buy magazines occasionally, as I find the print version works better than the online version (and I speak as someone who puts magazines online for a living)...

Read the Metro in the morning but, haven’t bought a paper for years

I buy a weekend paper a few times a month. Rarely buy a daily (although might pick up a metro). I like a weekend for the features and it does mean I read articles I might not click on online

I read the Times hard copy most days. I like being able to do the puzzles. I use BBC/ America's NPR/CNN for up to date news and sometimes Guardian or Independent for opinion/ editorial.

I only read the papers online these days. I can't remember the last time I bought one.

I get the paper delivered every day. It’s my only vice. I love it, it’s like getting a little present to myself everyday through the letterbox.

I grew up with my parents reading the paper at mealtimes throughout the day. I realised my children very rarely saw me read a book (I read a lot in bed) I think as they get older it’ll. provide a springboard for a lot of discussions

I read online daily. I cannot afford the paper version every day though I prefer them.

I buy and read a daily paper every day. Rarely miss. Also local paper mid week and Sunday Paper. My dad always eead the paper every day so lm like him. From a young age my 3 dc read it too every day which really helped with current affairs in school. They dont buy papers when away at college but as soon as they walk in the door they are stuck in one.

49. Read a daily paper from the age of about 14, bought my own from 18, stopped probably ten years ago. Now read articles from many papers online.

Whenever I see a paper these days I am amazed why anyone would want to pay for the news everyone else read two days ago.

I would happily read a newspaper on a daily basis, but I don't usually have the time. By the time I get home, and actually have a bit of time, it's old news.

Loads of people read the Metro and Evening Standard which are free in London.