The fairness doctrine was abandoned because

A) it was found to be unconstitutional.
B) it was giving communists a chance to infiltrate U.S. broadcasting.
C) the public could find lots of diversity in the growing number of stations.
D) authoritarian views had become more widely accepted.


Answer: C

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