Which of the following statements about media coverage of character issues is LEAST accurate?
A. Some scholars and journalists believe the increased number of female journalists has affected the boundaries of what the media consider to be newsworthy subject matter.
B. The current age of adversarial and "gotcha" journalism has increased attention on candidates' personal lives and failures.
C. During the first half of the twentieth century, the press devoted much of its coverage to uncovering the private peccadilloes of public officials.
D. Some scholars believe that television encouraged more coverage of candidates' personality traits than their policy positions.
E. Supreme Court decisions have made it difficult for public figures to sue newspapers for libel.
Answer: C
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