Digital replica editions versus printed newspapers: Different reading styles? Different recall?

Abstract

This article investigates reading styles and recall of the news from reading digital replicas of printed newspapers on tablets and compares them with the printed version. The study aims to theoretically understand the effects of the medium interface (tablet vs paper) on perceived reading style and recall of information. The experimental study (N = 90) showed that digital replicas were not perceived to be read in a more fragmented, selective, or elaborate manner than their printed counterparts. On average, readers recalled less from the digital edition than from the printed version, but the differences were small. The study also showed that "digital innovators" recalled the same amount of information from reading the newspaper on tablet as from reading it on paper, unlike less innovative readers: these readers recalled more from reading on paper than from tablet.

Material and sensory dimensions of everyday news use

“…This was most evident in the example that opened this article: Fiona’s use of her newspaper in print and her e-paper on her laptop. Similar to the respondents in Neijens and Voorveld’s (2018) experiment, Fiona initially believed her reading style on both versions was the same: reading and skimming through articles linearly. While watching the recording of her e-paper use with her, however, we discovered that her mouse use impacted her reading style: she sometimes zoomed in and started reading at a seemingly random part of an article.…”

“…Experiments – even those approximating a natural setting (e.g. Kruikemeier et al, 2018; Neijens and Voorveld, 2018; Segijn et al, 2016) – are also less suitable for our research aims because the devices used are not the participants’ own, and consequently the learned character of embodied knowledge is not captured. The think-aloud protocol partly overcomes these limitations but ultimately is unsuitable because it interrupts the flow of people’s news use (cf.…”

Impact of technology and internet on the media market in Kosovo, in daily print newspapers and online newspapers

“…According to Neijens & Voorveld (2018), online publishing is becoming more and more popular among publishing companies because of the lower cost. This is because the printed edition is more difficult and bears an additional cost for the distribution system.…”

La Utilización De Tablets Entre Preadolescentes. Los Casos De Zaragoza (España) Y Pau (Francia)

“…El efecto que estos dispositivos ha provocado en la forma en la que se consumen tanto las noticias como otros medios, como es el caso de la televisión, también ha sido objeto de numerosos estudios en los últimos años. (Chyi y Chadha, 2012;Gershon, 2013;Wei, 2013;Madison, 2015;Morris y Patterson, 2015;Cauwenberge, D'Haenens y Beentjes, 2015;Lomborg y Mortensen, 2017;Dunaway et al, 2018;Neijens y Voorveld, 2018). Los cambios también resultan presentes en las prácticas de los profesionales de los medios de comunicación (Mackay e Ivory, 2014).…”