The invention of cheaper and faster printing presses in the 1830s led to the onset of ________.

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The invention of cheaper and faster printing presses in the 1830s led to the onset of the penny press, which revolutionized the newspaper industry by making newspapers affordable and accessible to the masses. The other three options (wire services, muckraking, and objective news reporting) were developments that came later in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The Invention of Cheaper and Faster Printing Presses in the 1830s