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
OC 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