The Fairness Doctrine
A. was overturned as unconstitutional in the mid-2000s.
B. required radio and television to be balanced in presenting controversial issues.
C. led to the rise of conservative talk radio.
D. applied only to television but never to radio.
E. is why we have both liberal and conservative cable news networks today.
Answer: B
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