Cover of the Knoxville News-Sentinel, Aug 6, 1945. Source: The paper
Q1. In recent months, the LA Times, Baltimore Sun, Dallas Morning News, and other major metropolitan daily newspapers have announced layoffs. This is the continuation of a trend which started 25 years ago, during which about 2,000 newspapers of all sizes have closed.
If there is a major metropolitan daily newspaper such as the ones listed above serving your area, do you find it valuable?
If there is a major metropolitan daily newspaper such as the ones listed above serving your area, do you find it valuable?
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Valuable, not in decline
7%
5%
9%
4%
4%
11%
7%
10%
6%
7%
7%
Valuable, but in decline
34%
31%
36%
15%
33%
49%
39%
37%
28%
33%
34%
Not valuable, but used to be
31%
33%
28%
43%
33%
20%
27%
26%
35%
31%
31%
Not valuable, never was
6%
6%
7%
11%
5%
3%
3%
6%
10%
5%
6%
There is no major daily, but used to be
7%
8%
6%
12%
8%
3%
3%
8%
8%
8%
7%
No major daily, never was
10%
12%
8%
11%
9%
9%
10%
7%
10%
12%
10%
Other
2%
1%
2%
0%
2%
3%
3%
4%
1%
2%
Don't know
2%
3%
2%
2%
5%
2%
4%
1%
2%
2%
2%
Don't care
1%
2%
0%
2%
1%
0%
3%
0%
1%
1%
Q2. In an editorial in the New York Times, a journalist notes the recent closures or layoffs at once thriving online publications like Pitchfork, HuffPost, and Vice.
He argues that the online media market has evolved to work only for very large providers like the New York Times, which can afford to offer many things to many people, and the very small publishers like sole-proprietor subscription newsletters, which have low enough overhead to turn a profit even with a niche audience.
Do you find this to be true of your media consumption, that you pay for national and niche content, but not for what's in between?
He argues that the online media market has evolved to work only for very large providers like the New York Times, which can afford to offer many things to many people, and the very small publishers like sole-proprietor subscription newsletters, which have low enough overhead to turn a profit even with a niche audience.
Do you find this to be true of your media consumption, that you pay for national and niche content, but not for what's in between?
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Yes, but was always true
16%
15%
16%
13%
16%
18%
19%
13%
15%
19%
16%
Yes, but wasn't true before
27%
28%
27%
25%
22%
30%
25%
30%
26%
28%
27%
No
44%
40%
48%
45%
48%
43%
39%
46%
47%
42%
44%
Don't know
10%
11%
9%
11%
12%
9%
11%
8%
11%
9%
10%
Don't care
3%
6%
0%
6%
2%
1%
6%
4%
2%
2%
3%
Q3. Another faltering publication is Sports Illustrated, which was founded in 1954, but announced last week that it was likely laying off all of its staff.
Some of its problems stemmed from the revelation last month that a number of its articles were written by AI but given bylines as if written by people.
Do you think you have seen articles with bylines as if written by humans that were in fact written by AI?
Some of its problems stemmed from the revelation last month that a number of its articles were written by AI but given bylines as if written by people.
Do you think you have seen articles with bylines as if written by humans that were in fact written by AI?
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Yes, and I like them
4%
6%
2%
2%
4%
6%
9%
1%
4%
3%
4%
Yes, but I've not liked them
39%
37%
41%
41%
39%
37%
37%
56%
33%
31%
39%
No
16%
17%
14%
17%
12%
15%
19%
12%
16%
15%
16%
Don't know
39%
36%
42%
35%
41%
41%
31%
27%
45%
48%
39%
Don't care
3%
5%
1%
4%
4%
1%
3%
3%
2%
4%
3%
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