December 12, 2005

Geographic Focus According to Newspaper Format

Local Other U.S. National Mix U.S./ Foreign International Non-Specific
Youth Tabloids 22% 23% 13% 6% 14% 23%
The Examiner 32% 17% 14% 6% 11% 21%
Broadsheets 53% 9% 18% 5% 5% 12%
Total 34% 17% 15% 6% 10% 19%

A new spate of tabloids aimed at younger readers in the U.S. are far less local than the old fashioned broadsheets. One reason may be they lack their own reporters and rely mostly on wire copy.

Source: PEJ, “Extra! Extra!”

Date Posted: December 12, 2005