What Incentive Did Publishers Have to Continue Printing Partisan Newspapers

question 52

Multiple Choice

What incentive did publishers have to continue printing partisan newspapers long after the end of the ratification debates?

• A) The invention of the rotary press increased reader demand for partisan news.
• B) Partisanship was seen as critical to the health of the American political system.
• C) Partisan newspapers were more successful than objective papers in the market.
• D) Partisan behavior was often rewarded with government business and influence.

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