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Success of the Newspaper Readership Program

Newest survey results: February 2005 (PDF)

Penn State Pulse:

  • 87% of Penn State students reported weekly use of the program
  • On average, Penn State students picked up a paper from the distribution units or from another student over four times per week
  • 83% of students at University Park expressed satisfaction with the program
  • Over 60% of Penn State students feel newspaper readership contributes to the ability to discuss current events or issues and contributes to forming opinions about national or international concerns

February 2004 Newspaper Readership survey (PDF)

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"It is critical that college students have an understanding of the world where they will live, have jobs, and raise families.
Reading a daily newspaper helps you gain that understanding."

Dr. Graham Spanier
Penn State President


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