Newspapers are thriving in many developing countries →

In places like India and China, newspaper readership has grown along with wealth and literacy rates. People like to know what’s going on in their community and practice their new reading skills — two things a newspaper lets them do.

India’s strong tradition of press freedom means that local papers are largely left alone by government officials. China is an interesting case — though all papers are state-owned, some Communist officials see newspapers a tool for helping fight corruption.