Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. According to the Pew Research Center, less than 50% of American adults get news regularly from television.
2. In 2016, overall daily newspaper circulation dropped by 8%.
3. The penny papers were successful because of their coverage of foreign affairs, national politics, and the economy.
4. New York newspapers owned by William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer competed for readers using sensational stunts.
5. Until the 1960s, newscasts offered by the networks were only 15 min long.


1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True

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