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August 8, 2019

Older Americans, Black Adults and Americans With Less Education More Interested in Local News

Different preferences for social media, websites in accessing local news

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Older Americans, Black Adults and Americans With Less Education More Interested in Local News
Older Americans, black adults and Americans with less education are more interested in local news
Some groups are far more likely to prefer TV as their pathway to local news
Younger Americans less likely to pay for local news
Younger Americans more likely than older adults to say they don’t pay for local news due to lack of interest
Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely than whites to say many local news topics are important for daily life
Those with a high school diploma or less education see local news media as less connected to their community
Older Americans, black adults and Americans with less education are more interested in local news
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Older Americans, black adults and Americans with less education are more interested in local news

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