Interesting results offers the new PEW Research Press Report on US News Media and News Readers / Viewers / Users, etc.
Here is two on Print vs. Online News
Free and / or Convenient?
73 % say, that reading online news is more convenient, just
8 % say, they read news online because it is free and
14 % say, they read news online because it is convenient and free.
The age distribution on readership suggest, that even without further changes in behavour, newspaper circulation will drop
Age group Reading News Print & Online?
Print News
18 - 29 years = 16 %
30 - 49 years = 34 %
50 - 64 years = 27 %
65 plus = 22 %
Online News
18 - 29 years = 29 %
30 - 49 years = 50 %
50 - 64 years = 15 %
65 plus = 3 %
This and more in the 33 page PEW Press report
via Susan Mernit's Blog