(CBS News) Revenues are plummeting. Circulation numbers continue to spiral down. Their staffs shrink with alarming regularity.

Still, Americans turn to newspapers, both in print and online, more often for a wider range of information than any other news source, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center.

Newspapers and newspaper websites ranked first or tied for first in the study as the source people rely on most for 11 of the 16 key topics examined--most of them civically-oriented topics such as local government, taxes and zoning.

Still, TV remains the most popular news source. Fully 74 percent of Americans watch local TV newscasts or look at local TV news websites at least weekly, according to the study, far more than the other news media. While their frequency of use is highest, TV news is generally relied on most for only three subjects: Weather, breaking news and traffic.

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