Readability of Six Kinds of Content in Newspapers.

Stempel, Guido H., III

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ERIC Number: EJ253719

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981-Oct

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Readability of Six Kinds of Content in Newspapers.

Stempel, Guido H., III

Newspaper Research Journal, v3 n1 p32-37 Oct 1981

The Flesch readability scores for six kinds of newspaper content in 21 daily newspapers showed that newspaper content was generally difficult to read, that international news stories were most difficult to read, and that sports/women's news stories were least difficult to read. (RL)

Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Media Research, Newspapers, Readability, Reading Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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