Paper Media Poll: Tech Workers 'Strictly' Commute To The Economist

SAN FRANCISCO -- "Fred" travels westbound on the evening commute with the "dead tree" edition of that week's Economist. Fred, 47, works in tech. "I'll have this at home. I won't read it on a computer." He also subscribes to MIT Technology Review, Wired, and Fast Company, all monthlies.

"This is the only weekly I subscribe to," Fred says of the Economist.

In January we spotted an eastbound morning commuter, age 35, reading that week's Economist. Let's call him "Jeff." Asked if he reads the paper version on his commute, he responded "strictly."

Jeff clarified. "I strictly read this every day," on his commute to work.

Also spotted last month: "Gene", age 30 reads The Ringer on his smartphone on the way to work. "Lee" 55 reads the paper Wall Street Journal "I'm older, I have eye strain" so he prefers the dead-tree edition to the computer screen. "The Wall Street Journal is a different kind of news."



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