Thursday, August 21, 2025

Reading for fun has been declining since the 1940s. Gee, I wonder why!

 
Numbers for graph:  The Physics Factbook
Headline:  New York Times, 8/20/2025

Maggie Astor reports:
There is evidence that reading for pleasure has been declining since the 1940s, the researchers said, but they called the size of the latest decrease “surprising,” given that the study defined reading broadly, encompassing books, magazines and newspapers in print, electronic or audio form.  [emphasis added]
Missing in action.
 



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