How Did the Penny Press Change Publishing

question 46

Multiple Choice

How did the penny press change publishing?

• A) Political and commercial coverage became subordinated to human interest stories of robberies, murders, rapes, and abandoned children.
• B) Many publishers were driven out of business because of overproduction and low prices.
• C) Newspapers could now afford to publish more hard-core news.
• D) For the first time, politicians could afford to use the presses to print leaflets and treatises.
• E) None of these choices

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