Electronic Journalism Probably Contributed to the Decline in Party Loyalties

question 16

Multiple Choice

Electronic journalism probably contributed to the decline in party loyalties because

• A) the public lost confidence in politicians after seeing them on television.
• B) the rate of literacy dropped, forcing people to watch television rather than read party literature.
• C) television and radio focused attention on the issues, making party labels of candidates irrelevant.
• D) politicians developed personal followings independent of party structure.
• E) the public lost confidence in television as a source of political news.

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