Answer: During the early days of the republic, newspapers ______.
were primarily full of objective news
reporting rarely reported on politics or government at all
were almost always nonpartisan
advocated party platforms, promoted candidates, and attacked the political opposition
Explanation:
In the nineteenth century, newspapers published partisan news, even going as far to blur the lines between truth and fiction by creating or embellishing facts. Newspapers in support of a party or a candidate extolled his virtues and attacked the opposition, with the result that objective newspapers, focusing solely on the news did not exist. A newspaper was either pro- or anti- a political figure or ideal and did not publish news that was favorable to the opposition.
