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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For decades the United States' newspaper industryhas been concerned with a decrease in readership oftheir publications among young Americans. This is anissue that not only concerns newspaper publishersbecause of continued declining circulation figuresbut also concerns society as a whole because of theimpact the trend can have on the democratic processof government that depends on informed, activecitizens. This work investigates prior factors in aperson's life, such as family newspaper literacypractices in childhood, use of newspapersduring primary and secondary education, andthe development of civic interest, that mayencourage a newspaper reading habit in youngadulthood. Newspaper publishers, supporters andsupervisors of Newspapers in Education programs inthe United States, and educators (especially readingand civics teachers and college journalismprofessors), should find this study helpful inunderstanding the complexities of how young adultsbecome newspaper readers and interested citizens.