Step 1: Spot the key idea.
The sentence is about a first for the Dispatch, and the word that fits is tied to technology. Of the four choices only one speaks about the move of a paper to the internet.
Step 2: Use the history of electronic newspapers.
Early electronic newspapers started in the early 1980s. The Columbus Dispatch joined CompuServe in 1980, which made it a pioneer of the online newspaper.
Step 3: Remove the weak choices one by one.
A paper built on the style of television is not a recorded fact, so option 2 goes. Breaking news on a website was a later habit, so option 3 goes. An underground paper is an alternative press, and the Dispatch is a regular city daily, so option 4 goes.
Step 4: Select the answer.
Option 1 is the only one that fits the record, and it also fits the early 1980s timeline of electronic news.
Final Answer:
The Dispatch is credited with being the first newspaper to go online, which is option 1.
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