Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Kenneth excelled at writing listicles on deadline but Ryan preferred the long-form journalism, as _ wrote for the NYT.

Choice 1: Kenneth excelled at writing listicles on deadline but Ryan preferred the long-form journalism, as Kenneth wrote for the NYT.
Choice 2: Kenneth excelled at writing listicles on deadline but Ryan preferred the long-form journalism, as Ryan wrote for the NYT.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
1.