I’m 60. I haven’t read a newspaper in years. I stopped having them delivered probably 20 years ago.
I still get postcards from the Star and Sickle Tribune offering great deals. I fill them out saying I won’t pay for propaganda. On Sundays they give them away for free at Menards hoping some will sign up.
Think about the money, trees and energy, we have saved by not having fish wraps delivered to our driveways or mail post boxes for newspapers.
I have posted about two neighbors. One is a retired dentist and one still has a Dental practice.
They get for ‘Free’ in their driveways, the SF Gay Rhonical, the WSJ and the NY Slimes. WSJ and NY Slimes came as part of a package when their kids were enrolled at the local college. That was over 2 decades ago, and they have no one at home besides themselves. In spite of cancelling and never paying for the SF Gay Rhonical, it is delivered 7 days a week.
The retired dentist still gets free copies of NewsWeak and Slime delivered to his home and his old office that he has not been in for over a decade as per his renter who can’t stop the deliveries. The dentist still working gets the same at home and in his office and has never paid for a copy.
They and I feel that they are listed as subscribers even though they are not, to keep the circulation rates up. I joke with them about fake circulation numbers from the Fake News frauds.
Newsweak is apparently getting investigated for this with fake readers online.