This work builds on Bernard Berelson's 1949 "Uses and Gratifications" landmark study for Columbia University, which analyzed a crosssection of men and women living in New York who did not receive the newspaper during a New York Times strike. Respondents were asked for the reasons he or she bought a newspaper and what gratification associated with the paper was unavailable to them during the strike. A typical newspaper reader emerged that cited respite, entertainment, information, socialization, and public affairs knowledge as the most typical reasons they sought out a newspaper. Professor...