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> The study looked at people who had read a book, magazine, or newspaper; listened to an audiobook; or read an e-book.

Uhm, what about Facebook, web-based news articles, and internet message boards? What about video games that involve significant reading?

The above statement is just so biased about what reading is, that I discarded the article as alarmist!

Just because someone isn't reading what you want them to, doesn't make them illiterate.

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