What shift increased the ability of television news programs to cover politics and to surpass newspapers and radio as Americans’ primary source of news?

a. The change from 15-minute to 30-minute news programs
b. The change from black and white to color pictures
c. The development of national evening news programs
d. The end of newsreels
e. The establishment of networks


ANS: A

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