---
title: "Network News Viewing And Newspapers Reading Off"
description: "Report Summary Fewer people are reading newspapers and watching network television news these days. It is unclear whether this is a continuation of the long-term decline in audiences of both media, or whether it is a result of the O.J. Simpson trial, which has gripped the attention of a significant percentage of core news consumers."
date: "1995-04-06"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/1995/04/06/network-news-viewing-and-newspapers-reading-off/"
categories:
  - "Media Industry"
  - "News Coverage"
  - "News Platforms & Sources"
---

# Network News Viewing And Newspapers Reading Off

## Report Summary

Fewer people are reading newspapers and watching network television news these days. It is unclear whether this is a continuation of the long-term decline in audiences of both media, or whether it is a result of the O.J. Simpson trial, which has gripped the attention of a significant percentage of core news consumers.