Despite the fact newspapers have served as a largely trusted communication medium for over 300 years[1], it seems in recent times, they have gotten a bit of a bad rap. Viewed by the younger demographic as possibly being ‘old-school’ and not necessarily environmentally friendly, statistics have also backed up this feeling. In a recent study, the percentage of adults who reported they had read a physical newspaper “yesterday” declined for all age groups. The biggest decline was for 35-to-44-year-olds, but those 65 and older were most likely to be newspaper readers.
However, for ages across the board, these days, people are in fact inclined to get their news from multiple sources, and even the older demographic is increasingly comfortable using technology in ways that take advantage of the strengths of each medium and each device.[2]
Interestingly, frequency of newspaper readership increases with the level of education.[3] In fact, regularly keeping up with current events has a direct correlation with overall intelligence.[4] .
There are only small differences across age, political party, or socioeconomic status in the news topics people follow regularly. For example, the percentage of people who say they follow news about local affairs, business and the economy, health and medicine, schools and education, and social issues, among other topics, differs little by generation. Even for topics where younger news consumers are less avid followers than their elders, they still report high levels of interest.
We don’t have to go too far back in time to recall when other than television and radio, newspapers served as our main, regular source of world and local events, keeping us informed about those very topics that interest us the most. Many of us can recall waking up to the morning paper already being at our doorstep.
While those days may be gone for some of us, as sales of hard-copy newspapers have steadily declined[5], many people still enjoy that blast of detailed news when they first wake up. In this digital age, accessing the tried and true newspaper periodical no longer even requires throwing on your robe and going outside to scoop up today’s edition. That can now be done simply by powering on your Intel® Atom™ Processor-based tablet for Android*.
PageSuite’s Daily Express is an app that features the very best stories, news, and features delivered directly to your device, every morning. It thoroughly covers a wide range of topics, and is published with exceptional clarity. With an incredible touch screen experience, Daily Express allows you to easily swipe through the paper. Flip your device and read the newspaper as a double-page spread or full screen single page. The page selector lets the reader choose a specific page for fast navigation, and individual pages can also be easily downloaded to enjoy offline, when on-the-go.
The app offers functionality to find keywords relating to recent content, as well as a zoom function to enable clear reading of selected articles. Social networking integration provides a way to keep friends and social circles up-to-date with all of the latest shared news from the Daily Express.
The reliable, regular, and diverse information delivered on the daily basis by newspapers has had to evolve. While these days, not as many people go to their doorstep for the periodical, that doesn’t mean they’re not accessing the same type of valuable information, but now through several mediums, most of which are technology-driven. People of all ages are seeking out the same content that newspapers have always provided to us, just in a more convenient, more environmentally-friendly form.
To download Daily Express, now enabled for Android* tablets powered by Intel® Atom™ Processors, visit: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pagesuite.expressdroid&hl=en_GB