<p>My kids never read the paper newspaper much, although we get the better of our two hometown papers every day. But D1 reads a lot of news online voraciously. D2 goes for the crossword puzzle in the newspaper, not much else.</p>
<p>This is an interesting thread.
We took the paper while they were growing up ( read it online now)
But reminds me of all the magazines I used to get.
The Atlantic, national Geographic, Omni, Mother Jones, the Utne reader ( before it was glossy), Ms magazine, The Sciences, Sunset & Cooks Illustrated. & Outside.
The kids used to get 4 or 5 themselves.
New Moon, Cricket, Ladybug, American Girl, Stone Soup, Cicada,
There also was a great magazine that was for girls who snowboarded, surfed & Skateboarded.</p>
<p>I wish my kids would take more interest. I always read the newspaper since I could read (my parents got 3 different newspapers back then!) And the few magazines they got, I read cover to cover. I learned a lot about current events (now history) and generally kept up with things. I think I also learned a lot about people and life/psychology just from reading the comics, the letters to the editor, and Dear Abby/Ann Landers! I like the puzzles, too. I still get a daily paper, mostly out of nostalgia for newspapers, but often think of cancelling it because I get sick of all the crime stories–just adds stress and anxiety to my day. I like to know what is going on in my city, but I don’t think they used to go into the gruesome details as much as they do today. </p>
<p>S was reading the local newspaper cover to cover from 2nd grade because HE liked it. Since then, he reads online news as well as everything he picks up in the airline lounges. He loves current events and always stays up on them. I think his reading keeps him well-informed and he has always loved reading, including whatever he can easily get his hands on. He enjoys having wifi access so he can read his laptop, e-reader and other media devices. He was one of the few reading the paper in grade school and his GT teacher in 5th and 6th grade couldn’t decide whether she LIKED or DISLIKED having him read and discuss what he read in her GT class; they had a rather difficult relationship. ;)</p>
<p>S was born in the US, as were we and his grandparents. One of his great grandparents was born in the US and the other three were immigrants. D mainly enjoys reading the comics in the paper and sometimes reads online news. She has never had the same level of interest in current events.</p>
<p>Only to look for local jobs, which means 3 days out of the year.</p>
<p>Our paper has pretty much no job listings in it… everything has moved online.</p>
<p>I think all of us read the news on-line but my daughter (lives elsewhere) and my husband and I read The Christian Science Monitor in hard copy. My husband and I also subscribe to a 7 day a week paper and the Philadelphia Inquirer on Sunday. The Monitor does a great job of covering world news. My kids are much more interested in world events than what’s happening locally and I think that’s because our local paper is not well written and tends to sensationalize local news and give national news little coverage. </p>
<p>Our sons started when they were young reading the comics over breakfast. My college student and my 9th grader like to read the paper and discuss current events. My 7th grader not so much. I cancelled the newspaper last year to save some money. Boy did I get flack for that. 
I ended up subscribing again…:)</p>