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A Newspaper Readership Survey Of African-Americans, Ayodele E. Anderson

Electronic Dissertations and Theses

Newspapers in the United States have been a prominent source ofinfonnation for the public. Many Americans receive the information that is contained in the daily newspaper. However, African-Americans do not always benefit from the communication and news that the newspaper prints. Factors that contribute to the lack of readership among African ­ Americans are common among the African-American community. Some ofthese depend on the income, age, and educational attainment of African-Americans. Other reasons that the Black community is not interested in reading newspapers are that they do not feel that newspapers contain information that is pertinent or important to them. …