The Trend in Concentration of Traditional Media Ownership Occurred in Large

question 57

Multiple Choice

The trend in concentration of traditional media ownership occurred in large part due to

• A)the relaxation of government regulations in the 1980s and 1990s.
• B)government regulations enacted in the 1970s that required small media companies to
• Sell their holdings to larger corporations.
• C)the Supreme Court's decision in Red Lion Broadcasting Company v.Federal Communications Commission.
• D)the federal government's decision to end the fairness doctrine in 1968.

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