Mediagazer: Study shows newspaper readers are engaged, but local papers need to do more on mobile (Laura Hazard Owen/paidContent)

12:25 PM ET, April 17, 2013

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Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:

Study shows newspaper readers are engaged, but local papers need to do more on mobile — A new survey from the Newspaper Association of America and Nielsen finds that newspaper readers are highly engaged. But they have to do more on mobile, particularly as ad revenue plunges.

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