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News in Online and Print Newspapers: Differences in Reader Consumption and Recall

Leen d’Haenens

University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands L.dHaenens{at}maw.kun.nl

Nicholas Jankowski

University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands N.Jankowski{at}maw.kun.nl

Ard Heuvelman

Twente University, the Netherlands A.Heuvelman{at}utwente.nl

How readers consume and recall news presented in online and print versions of two newspapersin the Netherlands are investigated in this experimental study. Few differences are found between the online and print versions in terms of news supply. Reader attention to the news stories varies, depending on the newspaper and news category. No consistent reading pattern is evident and the print version readers do not read more than the online version readers. News Consumption seems to be more dependent on the news category, reader gender and interest in a particular topic than on whether the news appears in print or online. Finally, on the basis of cued and free recall questions, no consistent pattern differentiates readers of the print newspapers from the online versions. In conclusion, evidence has not been found that online readers consume and retain news differently from readers of the print versions examined in this study.

Key Words: experiment • news consumption • news recall • online and print newspapers

New Media & Society, Vol. 6, No. 3, 363-382 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1461444804042520
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