I questioned forty male and female between 18 and 40 to know why they read the
newspapers. When I asked them if they read newspapers, all the informants said they did. I
asked them how often did they read newspapers, twenty two said that they read newspapers
everyday, while eighteen of them told me they read newspapers from time to time. When I
asked them what type of newspapers they preferred, twenty nine said they liked daily
newspapers, eleven of them said they liked weekly newspapers. I asked them why, twenty four
told me that it was because of the variety in news, eight of them said that entertainment news
was the reason, four said it was the sports news, while four of them said religious knowledge
was the factor. When I asked them what their favorite newspaper was, twenty four told me that
it was "Echorouk", five said that it was "El khabar", while four of them said that it was
"Elhaddafe", three told me that it was "Panorama", four of them told me that it was "Iqraa ".
When I asked them why, twenty of the informants said that the reason for their choice was the
objectivity, while twenty told me that it was because of the reliable information. I asked them
which pages they liked reading the most, twenty four said that it was the global political pages,
eight said that it was the entertainment news pages, four of them told me that it was the sports
news pages, while four said that it was the religious pages. When I asked them what pages did
they think are lacking the enough attention in our newspapers, all the informants told me that it
was the cultural pages.
Surprisingly, my survey showed that most of the readers prefer serious and honest
newspapers. I also found that "Echorouk" is the most popular daily newspaper among both male
and female readers. My survey also showed that culture is a subject that needs more attention.