Newspapers Such as the National Intelligencer and the New York

Multiple Choice

Newspapers such as the National Intelligencer and the New York Evening Post were important for which of the following reasons?

A) They established the precedent of impartiality by the news media in political campaigns.
B) They constantly fed the insatiable appetite that Americans had for partisan politics.
C) They helped keep elections focused on the real issues by refusing to carry negative personal comments about political candidates.
D) They are the first examples of sensationalist journalism in the early republic.