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Leia o texto para responder à questão. Newspaper sales have been in decline for decades, and most Americans now prefer to get news from digital devices. In this environment, many n
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VUNESP · 2025
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Newspaper sales have been in decline for decades, and most Americans now prefer to get news from digital devices. In this environment, many news organizations — and not just newspapers — put paywalls1 on their websites or apps, blocking access to articles or other content unless news consumers pay or subscribe.
The vast majority of Americans (83%) say they have not paid for news in 2024, according to a survey. Another 17% say they have directly paid or given money to a news source by subscribing, donating or becoming a member during that time.
Among the 83% of United States (U.S.) adults who have not paid for news in 2024, the most common reason they cite is that they can find plenty of other news articles for free. About half of those who don’t pay for news (49%) say this is the main reason.
Another common reason people don’t pay for news is that they are not interested enough (32%). Smaller shares of Americans who don’t pay for news say the main reason is that it’s not affordable (10%) or that the news provided isn’t good enough to pay for (8%).
(Emily Tomasik and Michael Lipka. www.pewresearch.org. Adaptado.)
1 paywalls: programs that stop people who have not paid a subscription from using a website.
According to the text,
- the quality of paid news content is generally considered to be insufficient by the majority of consumers.
- a significant majority of Americans have subscribed to at least one news source in 2024.
- all news organizations have implemented paywalls on their digital platforms.
- the most frequent justification among those who do not pay for news is the availability of unpaid options.
- the main reason people don’t pay for news is a lack of trust in news organizations.
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Alternativa correta: a justificativa mais frequente entre os que não pagam por notícias é a existência de opções gratuitas.
No texto há dados claros: 83% dos adultos nos EUA não pagaram por notícias em 2024 e, entre esses, 49% indicaram que a razão principal é encontrar muitos artigos disponíveis sem custo.
Isso mostra que, apesar da presença de paywalls em alguns veículos, a abundância de conteúdo gratuito é o fator predominante que desestimula a assinatura. Em termos de interpretação, a preferência por fontes gratuitas constitui a explicação mais apontada pelos entrevistados.
Portanto, a alternativa D reflete fielmente a informação central da pesquisa.
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