Question # 6 Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements best compares and contrasts news reporting before and after World War II?

Hard evidence-based journalism of pre-World War II gave way to celebrity gossip in the 1950s.

Investigative reporting was popular both before and after World War II; however, the focus of the news shifted from politics to social reform in the 1950s.

Photojournalism became a significant part of news reporting in World War II and continued to help shape public opinion in the 1950s; however, the newsreels of World War II gave way to televised news in the 1950s.

News reports before World War II were dark and sobering, calling for social and political change; in contrast, news reports after World War II were bright and optimistic and helped to push the U. S. into an economic boom.