Which statement describes the role played by U. S. journalists during the Spanish-American war? Journalists provided frequent reports of the fighting, allowing the public to follow a foreign war closely for the first time.

Journalists focused on bad news rather than good news in order to criticize the decisions made by the president and military leaders.

Journalists ignored the signs of impending war until it was too late to inform the public of the government's intentions to declare war on Spain.

Journalists exaggerated events to build support for the war, giving the president and Congress little chance to resolve the conflict diplomatically.