What trend in journalism did media coverage of the Watergate scandal illustrate?(1 point) Responses Journalists became more actively involved in holding public officials accountable for their actions. Journalists became more actively involved in holding public officials accountable for their actions. Public trust in journalism declined due to the perceived political bias motivating the investigation. Public trust in journalism declined due to the perceived political bias motivating the investigation. Journalists became more actively involved in exposing the monopolistic practices of big business. Journalists became more actively involved in exposing the monopolistic practices of big business. Public trust in journalism declined due to sensationalist stories that influenced US foreign policy.

Journalists became more actively involved in holding public officials accountable for their actions.