Author Question: Although newspapers were very partisan in the early 1800s, by about 1850 they began to distance ... (Read 73 times)

OSWALD · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Although newspapers were very partisan in the early 1800s, by about 1850 they began to distance themselves from particular partisan positions. What was the result of this decision?

a. Readership suffered considerably.
b. Political parties removed all financial support from newspapers, which had a negative effect on growth for nearly thirty years.
c. Readership declined because the news was considered boring without the heated twist of partisanship.
d. Readership increased.
e. Advertisers withdrew support and profitability declined.

Question 2

Which term was coined to describe the low cost of producing and distributing newspapers in the early 1800s?

a. cheap news
b. abundant return
c. fluid news
d. cost dissemination
e. the penny press