About one in four Americans under 30 reads a paper on the average weekday, compared to two-thirds of senior citizens. Hawaii's no different. In Honolulu, Sunday circulation and combined weekday circulation of the Advertiser and Star-Bulletin have both been fairly level for 25 years, though the numbers also dropped during the 1990s. Because of population growth, the percentage of households getting a paper dropped significantly. TV news numbers are no more encouraging.
TV news has the same problem attracting younger people.
More teen-agers watch Jerry Springer than Brokaw, Rather and Jennings. More than half the viewers of network news are over age 55. Here again, unfortunately, Hawaii mirrors the nation. Combined ratings for all channels have been declining since the 1970s. Most people who use the Net don't use it for news.