Stephen crane was a news reporter and a novelist.
a. true
b. false

a. True

Explanation:

Stephen Crane was one of the creators of American Naturalism, his most famous novel is The Red Badge of Courage written in 1895, nowadays an American classic. While he studied at Hudson River Institute and Claverach College, he began working as a freelance writer for a newspaper. In 1891 he quit school and became a full time reporter with his brother and a part time reporter for the New York Tribune. He continued working as a novelist and a reporter over the next years.