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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Definitions:

Maslow's Perspective

An approach to understanding human motivation and behavior that emphasizes a hierarchy of needs, from basic physiological needs to self-actualization.

Emotional Maladjustment

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Metaneed

Represents the intrinsic growth needs that motivate a person to achieve higher states of psychological development, such as creativity and morality.

Maslow

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