面对报纸发行量的不断下滑和金融危机的步步紧逼,美国报业所面临的危机日益严重。根据美国报刊发行量统计局的数据,美国报业发行量在过去14年时间里一直持续下滑。而互联网的蓬勃兴起似乎与此密切相关。皮尤研究中心发现,在2008年,互联网超越报纸成为美国人最主要的新闻来源。在18-29岁的青年中,互联网用户是报纸读者的两倍。 In the face of the declining newspaper circulation and the pressing financial crisis, the crisis facing the U.S. newspaper industry is worsening. According to data from the U.S. Press Circulation Bureau, the circulation of U.S. newspapers has been declining for the past 14 years. The booming Internet seems to be closely related to this. Pew Research Center found that in 2008, the Internet beyond the newspaper became the most important source of news for Americans. Among 18-29 year olds, Internet users are twice as fast as newspaper readers.