Annual Internet Survey by the Center for the Digital Future Finds Large Increases in Use of Online Newspapers Center director Jeffrey Cole: “Greatest opportunities in their existence” await newspapers that can move decisively online LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2009--In a year when the woes of newspapers -- layoffs, consolidations, and outright closings -- are more extensive than in any period in memory, strong evidence of the changing nature of media use in America may be found in a single statistic: Internet users report a large increase in time reading online newspapers, according to the annual survey conducted by the Center for.