<P> By 1900 major newspapers had become profitable powerhouses of advocacy , muckraking and sensationalism , along with serious , and objective news - gathering . During the early 20th Century , prior to rise of television , the average American read several newspapers per day . Starting in the 1920s changes in technology again morphed the nature of American journalism as radio and later , television , began to play increasingly important roles . </P>
<P> By 1900 major newspapers had become profitable powerhouses of advocacy , muckraking and sensationalism , along with serious , and objective news - gathering . During the early 20th Century , prior to rise of television , the average American read several newspapers per day . Starting in the 1920s changes in technology again morphed the nature of American journalism as radio and later , television , began to play increasingly important roles . </P>
when did newspapers peak as a mass medium
when did newspapers peak as a mass medium
the early 20th Century
the early 20th Century