Question

mcclure wanted his magazine to become \a power in the land--a power for good.\ choose the two sentences that best explain how his plan regarding writers helped him do this.
mcclures goal for the magazine was \to deal with important social, economic, and political questions, to present the new and great inventions and discoveries, to give the best in literature,\ and to become \a power in the land--a power for good.\
to do this, mcclure planned to hire the best writers and pay them a regular salary. most magazines and newspapers of the time paid their writers by the word or column inch. this meant reporters could not take a lot of time researching their articles. to get paid, they had to keep churning out copy. with a regular salary, \mcclures\ writers could spend weeks, months, or even years researching an article without going broke.

Explanation:

The first sentence outlines McClure's specific plan for writers, while the second explains how this plan (regular salary instead of per-word/column pay) allowed for in-depth, high-quality research and work. This high-quality, well-researched content focused on impactful social, economic, political, and cultural topics would help the magazine become an influential "power for good" as he intended.

Answer:

1. To do this, McClure planned to hire the best writers and pay them a regular salary.
2. With a regular salary, "McClure's" writers could spend weeks, months, or even years researching an article without going broke.