Male
19
No.
Too expensive - poor student needs money for beer.
Ehm, don't read news anywhere?

Dude you're asking computer geeks how they keep updated. Obviously they use web resources.... technology evolves, and people these days prefer to use www.cnn.com rather than a piece of compressed wood with some printing-press'ed ink. Its cheaper, and easier to reach. Turn on the TV/PC and bang the information is fed to you on an interactive basis. I'd prefer to see and hear a streaming video clip than a black and white, or poor-colour still photograph, you just sit there couch-potato style and absorb what is given to you; no need to get in your car and go to a shop to buy a newspaper. News sites often allow user interaction in terms of commenting/forum systems. Everything is live, unlike with newspapers.

So, there really is no need for such a survey, as the answers are much blatant.. O_o?

thx for your comment but could you follow the format. I dont want your opinion on the survey, just answers to questions ive stated. If you dont buy a newspaper and use the internet as another media source mention it in the context ive asked please. And your opinion if your own, marketing is about knowing everyone else, what you think isnt what others think. Why are millions of papers sold throughout the world still? because they are still in demand from other demographic groups and the other reason is the internet still has much of a boom to undergo in the years ahead.

You know, people these days don't have time for surveys and questionnaires, the same way they don't have time to go buy newspapers. Ask it in the form of a feedback question where people can give their opinions, if you want a more flexible response to work with.
I thought this was common sense?
Sometimes its better to do things by intuition rather than doing it textbook style.

Bleh, but if you're doing this for data research reasons, I suppose I'll help out since I have a moment to do so:

Sex: M
Age: 18
Do you buy newspapers? No
If Yes, why do you buy them? N/A -- I don't.
And if Yes, why do you still buy newspapers when your can get them on the internet? I dont. I get them on the internet.
If no why do you not buy a paper? There are better means these days.
If no what other media do you use instead? TV, Computer, heck even Radio...

See, I answered the same question 5 times, so you'd effectively be getting more feedback had you allowed people to express opinions rather than request data-orientated tree-related ("if yes"/"if no") questions. Rather try isolate your questions from each other or else only the first-tier question lands up being of any real use, and then it just becomes harder for you to sift through at the end of the day.

Oh well, sorry if I landed up complicating things, I just found this a bit irrational and tried to help out hehe.
Anyways, good luck man ;).

Sex: Male

Age: 22

Do you by a paper? No didnt use to. But yes I do now for student work purposes.

If no why do you not buy a paper: I don't like wasting my money on papers as im a student, But now i do spend money on it as it benefits my course.

If no what other media do you use instead? TV and the internet

Sex: Male

Age: 16

Do you by a paper? No

If no why do you not buy a paper ( what puts you off? ) Most newspaper subscriptions are fairly expensive and I can just get the news from the internet or television broadcasts, news broadcasts are also a lot more time efficient when you're in a hurry.

If no what other media do you use instead? Television and online

Male
19
Yes, the daily mail + mail on sunday
read it at work, and total habit

Male

27

No but I get two for free. And I can read the other ones online so why buy them?

Mostly online media and some TV news channels like SKY news.

female

cheeky git !

no

watch news on tv and read bbc.co.uk

you forgot age xD

exactly why i said "cheeky git " :x

shes 18

Then she was 7 as i made her the first baby !

Male
20
No
Never feel the need to purchase one - more updated, less biased news medias available...
Internet mainly (http://news.bbc.co.uk)

Male
22
No
Why spend money on a paper when I can get the same info for free on the internet, or just the important info when watching TV, + generally not that interested in news anyway.

Male
20
Yes, Finacial times at the weekend
Because you have to buy it online so i might as well have a paper copy i can carry

Sex: Male
Age: 20
Do you by a paper? No
I usually check the news papers online. If something interesting happends, I'm sure I would hear about it anyways.

I use TV and the internet, I don't watch the news every day though.

26, male, no papers, too much hassle to carry around, grimy fingers, get all news from internet anyway

Sex: Male

Age: 20

Do you by a paper? Yes (South African news papers: Die Burger, Cape Times, Mail & Gaurdian)

If Yes why do you buy a paper : To stay up to date with regards to economics, politics and sport

And if Yes Why do you still buy newspapers when your can get
them on the internet?

Its harder to read on a monitor(because of low resolution) and most articals are to short and not very conclusive. News in the form of blogs have mostly no credibility.

Sex: Male

Age: 22

Do you buy a paper?
Yes, Usually the Times/Sunday times or occasionally The Sun/NOTW

I mainly buy papers for my train journey to work (roughly 45 minutes long) I like the times for "The Game" footie suppliment on a monday and the general informed sports coverage..(less sensationalised than e.g. the sun) Times2 as well (crossword etc)

I sometimes buy The Sun for its sports coverage and on saturdays for Clarksons column ;)

And if Yes Why do you still buy newspapers when you can get
them on the internet? E.G. Because you like peace and quiet when reading, or use on the bus etc etc or multi purpose read then use as kitty litter paper?

Because I dont have the internet when im mobile..why pay to use my mobile phone when i can just buy a paper for 65p which is better written, more in depth and more informative than a 5billion pence per minute wap service thing.

male
20
no(i do pickup the free paper on the bus in the morning tho, novelty news is fun for a quick read instead of looking out the window everyday...)
the media chooses to focus on such trivial and stupid things. ie heather/mccartney headlines....
i watch the tv news, and use sites such as bbc.co.uk for my news if i see an interesting story using the firefox headline tab

Sex: Male

Age: 20

Do you by a paper? No, will read the local Echo on the train into town though.

If no why do you not buy a paper: Mostly full of crap and I have no time particularly for those muppets that buy the red tops, and you can read the latest additions of the newspapers and broadsheets online on their websites.

If no what other media do you use instead? TV/Internet/Radio

Sex: male

Age: |19

Do you by a paper? Yes or No and what paper

no

If Yes why do you buy a paper ( what content do you like )


If no why do you not buy a paper ( what puts you off? )

it's news, news suck, it's too general, i'm interested in a few selected topics most people don't care about.

If no what other media do you use instead? Can just be TV.

internet.. internet. :P

Sex: male

Age: 25

Do you by a paper? Yes, Newsweek, Przekroj (something like Newsweek), Spiegel (something like Newsweek), Rzeczpospolita (something like Financial Times), sometimes Sueddeutsche Zeitung

If Yes why do you buy a paper ( what content do you like ): columns, articles regarding economical and political situation in Europe, some 'science for dummies' articles ;]

And if Yes Why do you still buy newspapers when you can get
them on the internet? I just like the feel of paper, the style of few journalists etc.

Sex: Male
Age: 24
Do you by a paper? No

If no why do you not buy a paper ( what puts you off? )

The only newspapers circulated widely in my city (Brisbane) are both (yes only 2) owned by News Corp. and I don't trust them.

If no what other media do you use instead? Can just be TV.

Mostly Internet based news, some TV

haha, in my marketing paper at uni we had to do something similar to this!

Sex: M

Age: 21

Do you by a paper? No

If no why do you not buy a paper ( what puts you off? ) I'm not sure if anything specifically puts me off, but I can get all the information I need on the internet and more concentrated as well. Its more that there is nothing very appealing to a paper for me.

If no what other media do you use instead? Internet, more specifically I have set up my google home page thingy to monitor the type of content I want to read about! And TV is on the news every night at 6.

This 'night before' reserach? :p

Sex: Male

Age: 18

Do you by a paper? Yes - either The Independant or The Times (Footy columns)

If Yes why do you buy a paper - content, mainly analysis & the columnists / their slant on it. Get more up-to-date actual news from the internet though.

If Yes Why...? - habit & I prefer to read from the newspaper. Also don't have to search for articles unlike the internet.

Sex: Male
Age: 19
Do you by a paper? No. I occasionally read Dagens Nyheter(my dad reads it).
If no why do you not buy a paper? I don't take much interest in the latest news, I usually catch wind of the major events through socializing. I prefer articles or investigative journalism mostly.
If no what other media do you use instead? Occasionally TV, occasionally WWW, word of mouth, books.

Happy to help, I remember doing similar stuff for uni :)

Sex: Female

Age: 20

Do you by a paper? No.

If no why do you not buy a paper: I read news online! Mainly BBC and google news. Plus all the newspapers here are in swedish :x

If no what other media do you use instead? Internet (includes articles and streaming video)

Sex: Male
Age: 20
Do you by a paper? No
If no why do you not buy a paper: Lot's of reasons. Main one beeing there are much easier ways to get news, ie Internet or TV. Which also is better for the enviroment, a big plus. But if there's a paper laying around I'll surely read it.
If no what other media do you use instead? Internet and TV.

glad to help!

Sex: Male
Age: 21
Paper? Yes, huge weekly newspaper. It covers pretty much anything you can or cannot think of, articles are more worked out and interesting that in daily newspapers.
Why still not online? Idea was to being able to take it with me when going to uni or in the park and to be able to share it with a friend, the reality is I can't be arsed to cancel the subscription :D also I'm now getting additional content for students for free.

Sex: M

Age: 23

Do you by a paper? No

If Yes why do you buy a paper ( what content do you like )

If no why do you not buy a paper ( what puts you off? ) I get 2 newspapers for free, allthough I think they suck. Would wanna read an other newspaper, but it's too expensive for me right now and I don't really have much time to read it anyway.

If no what other media do you use instead? TV and internet

Sex: Male

Age: 22

Do you by a paper? Yes. Evening Herald

If Yes why do you buy a paper ( what content do you like ) -
Sport, Cinema / theatre / gig listings, local news.

And if Yes Why do you still buy newspapers when you can get
them on the internet?
something to read while on the move and when having lunch



If no what other media do you use instead?

I use sky.com/news and watch bbc & sky news alot (too much :p )



im a journalism student too so I think I know where u are going with all this :)
hope i helped

okay im totally drunken, but i give it a try:

sex: w8 have to check out ....male...
age: 17 afaik

I don't buy any papers cuz --> no money and most of the information are to old for me ... Im gettin my information via rss feed or thru forum ...

okay have to get da alc outta me .. gn8

Sex: M

Age: 19

Do you by a paper? Yes. De Standaard.

If Yes why do you buy a paper ( what content do you like ). I mostly read the daily columns on science/language + Belgian politics + International politics.

And if Yes Why do you still buy newspapers when you can get
them on the internet? Because I spend 2hours of my day on the train and because I enjoy reading in general, it relaxes me.

Sex: M

Age: 25

Buy paper: Ocasionally, when on vacation, sports newspaper.

Why i buy: Like i said, when i'm on vacation and have free time to slack around i enjoy reading it while having a cup of coffee.

now that the kitty is gone...theres no real reason anymore to buy newspapers =(

> Please could people take just this one post serious.
okay, I'll make an exception...

Sex: male
Age: 26
Do you by a paper? no

If no why do you not buy a paper ( what puts you off? )
why pay for something I'm not interested in :P I read a free paper (which is laying around on all bus stops) on my way to school and during courses a lot though.

If no what other media do you use instead?
free newspaper, tv

Male
25

Do you by a paper? Yes and No - i take a free on at the bus station

If Yes why do you buy a paper: As I said I don't buy it, but if I take one it's usually because I forgot my crossword puzzle at home.

And if Yes Why do you still buy newspapers when you can get
them on the internet? E.G. Because you like peace and quiet when reading, or use on the bus etc etc or multi purpose read then use as kitty litter paper?: Well because I can.

If no why do you not buy a paper: I'm a student
If no what other media do you use instead? Can just be TV: TV, Radio, Internet, LSD

fuk u and ur spam

male

23

yes sometimes (when bored at work, and nothing else to do) - the sun cus of page 3, n i dont really care about 'real' news! id rather read shit thats funny!

i prob wud still buy a paper even tho i read the internet, u can take a paper anywhere with u!

Sex: male

Age: 24

Do you by a paper? - No

If no why do you not buy a paper ( what puts you off? ) - I don't feel the need, there's enough media to keep you up to date where you don't have to pay.

If no what other media do you use instead? - Mainly the internet version of the german magazine www.spiegel.de,
sometimes radio in my car, sometimes tv

Sex: Male

Age: 40+

Do you by a paper? A: Yes - Local City News

If Yes why do you buy a paper?:
A: Newspapers soak up blood very well.

And if Yes Why do you still buy newspapers when you can get
them on the internet?
A: Internet does not offer anything that can package body parts as well and as cheaply.

If no what other media do you use instead? Can just be TV.
A: I have tried magazines and they just do not hold up as well.

:)

Sex: Male

Age: 22

Do you by a paper? No I don't buy newspapers, only read em' when they are lying around.

If no why do you not buy a paper: Seeing as how I am a student and I cherish my money they are spent on other things (study material, beverage, gadgets and clothing).

If no what other media do you use instead? The biggest newspaper in sweden is just crap, more gossip than news so if I ever inhale news it is when zapping around on the telly.

Male

21

No

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