AP English Language and Composition Quiz
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CLAIMS AND EVIDENCE: READING
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In a 6-sentence column about local journalism, the author claims that paying for news subscriptions supports more accurate community coverage. The author points to a neighboring town where a new subscriber-funded newsroom published a database of restaurant inspections and, over the next year, the county health department reported a 17% increase in on-time compliance after repeated public reporting on late filings. The author also notes that the newsroom issued three corrections in a year "with transparent editor's notes," contrasting it with a rumor-heavy social media group that rarely retracts posts. The column ends by urging readers to treat reliable reporting as a public utility.
The author supports the claim primarily by providing evidence that paying for news subscriptions supports more accurate community coverage through
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