All of the Following Statements About Newspapers in the Late

question 44

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about newspapers in the late nineteenth century are true EXCEPT:

• A) they were the primary medium for political life
• B) they usually did not support either of the national political parties
• C) the number of newspapers grew twice as fast as the population between 1870 and 1900
• D) they were openly partisan
• E) many published poetry and fiction as well as news

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