---
"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://alpha.pewresearch.org/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.