Question

3. What is the author's overall purpose in the text? A to emphasize that the journalism Industry is Improving, both financially and in the quality of reporting B. To lessen people's concerns about the quality of reporting in Journalism today by emphasizing how bad the Gilded Age was C. To describe unethical reporting practices during the Gilded Age, and how they are similar to reporting today D. To blame cubs of the 19th century for developing the unethical journalism practices that are now wide-spread today

Answer 1

Answer: C. To describe unethical reporting practices during the Gilded Age, and how they are similar to reporting today.

Explanation:

This is based on an article about reporting in the Gilded Age by Randall S. Sumpter. Randall talks about how the internet has made the journalism scene so saturated and competitive that reporters sometimes engaged in unethical practices to get by.

Mr. Sumpter then likened this to the Gilded Age where reporters did the same thing because just like now, there was a lot of competition then and journalists did whatever they could - no matter how unethical - to ensure that they were successful.