Americans as Readers: Maybe Depends on Who You Ask?

This is hardly unprecedented, but the Internet appears confused about how to interpret the findings of the new NEA report where they concern the reading habits of the American public. 

Are the findings cause for jubilation, or lamentation? 

Compare the following headlines. Join us in head-scratching.

In the New York Daily News:

September 26, 2013 6:36 PM

Less than half of Americans read for fun last year, National Endowment for the Arts survey shows

BY Beth Stebner

 In The Daily Beast:

How We Read Now: 10 Facts from the National Endowmentof Arts Report

by Thomas Flynn Sep 26, 2013 6:25 PM EDT

Phew! The National Endowment for the Arts reports that more than half of all Americans are still reading—and even talking about books.