We investigated Finnish children’s use of print and electronic media in the home and their literacy development. Questionnaire data from 857 parents of preschoolers (collected in 2006 and 2007) and first graders (2008) showed that homes were well equipped with electronic media including Internet access in almost every home, although only a third of the children used the Internet. Television, pr...

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Synergies between print and online activity in the newspaper industry are not fully understood. Nor is their influence on newspaper circulation rates. Both issues are investigated using data from a small survey of regional newspapers. In particular, we show how cross-media synergies for print and online interaction can be estimated against a simple conceptual model. Also how different combinati...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of the type of information sources used on health services use. METHODS Population-based random-digit dialing survey of 498 women, between December 1999 and January 2000, on use of health information sources and health visits. RESULTS After adjustment for sociodemographic and medical factors, use of print health media and computer-based resources was associ...

This paper reports a diary-based qualitative study on college students’ reading habits with regard to print and electronic media. Students used a form to record information about their reading practices for twelve days, including length of reading event, location, format used and the purpose of reading. Students tended to use print for academic and long-form reading and to engage with it more d...

OBJECTIVE To assess the print media coverage of California's smokefree bar law in the state of California. DESIGN Content analysis of newspaper, trade journal, and magazine items. SUBJECTS Items regarding the smokefree bar law published seven months before and one year following the implementation of the smokefree bar law (June 1997 to December 1998). Items consisted of news articles (n = 4...