The Chronicle was one of the first newspapers that came out strongly against the Ku Klux Klan.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Q. 2Throughout the 1930s major Texas newspapers played an influential role in their communities due to the fact that they were locally owned.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Q. 3The newspaper that started publishing in 1889 and published articles in both Wendish and German was The Giddings Deutsches.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Q. 4Jonathan, a journalist working for the Galveston News during the pre-Reconstruction era is likely to write articles about political activities in Texas in a less partisan manner.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Q. 5Andrew lived in Texas during the period after it gained independence from Mexico. Which of the following would Andrew have noticed in the newspapers of the time?
a. Newspapers were divided between pro- and anti-Sam Houston factions.
b. Articles supporting the Confederacy were increasingly prevalent.
c. The Texas newspapers were strongly vocal against the Ku Klux Klan.
d. The issue of female suffrage dominated the newspapers' columns.
Q. 6Frank, a resident of Texas toward the end of the 1940s, had access to Texas's first television station. Which station did Frank watch?
a. KRLD
b. WBAP
c. KEYL
d. WOAI
Q. 7Which of the following is true of media in Texas during the Civil War?
a. Media in Texas was censured and strictly regulated by the Confederate Army.
b. The first African American newspaper was started in defiance of Texan laws.
c. Newspapers made record profits due to people's desire for news of the war.
d. Texan newspapers published fewer and smaller editions during the Civil War.
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