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What event made Chris Wallace shift his focus to broadcast news?

  • The Watergate scandal

  • The 1972 Republican National Convention

  • The Vietnam War

  • The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

Answer

The 1972 Republican National Convention was an event that caused Chris Wallace to shift his focus to broadcast news. He had previously worked in print journalism, but the convention showed him the potential of television news. Wallace was impressed by the way that the convention was covered on television, and he decided that he wanted to be a part of that.
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