In the left box is written “The populations of cities greatly increased in the late 1800s.” An arrow points from the left box to the middle box, which contains a question mark. An arrow points from the middle box to the right box, which reads “The newspaper industry experienced a boom in cities.”

Question

In the left box is written “The populations of cities greatly increased in the late 1800s.” An arrow points from the left box to the middle box, which contains a question mark. An arrow points from the middle box to the right box, which reads “The newspaper industry experienced a boom in cities.”
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Responses

People had more time for face-to-face contact with neighbors to exchange news.
People had more time for face-to-face contact with neighbors to exchange news.

The number of educational institutions declined.
The number of educational institutions declined.

People in big cities could not get their news directly from neighbors.
People in big cities could not get their news directly from neighbors.

The public interest in books and magazines dropped.
The public interest in books and magazines dropped.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The most appropriate response that connects the statement about the increased populations of cities in the late 1800s to the boom in the newspaper industry is:

People in big cities could not get their news directly from neighbors.

This implies that as cities grew larger, the traditional means of exchanging news, such as through personal interactions, became less feasible, leading to a greater reliance on newspapers for information.