Attorney and journalist Dave Saldana warned that __________.

A. social control of members within the Amish sect is accomplished through informal mechanisms (such as gossip) and more formal techniques when offenses are deemed serious
B. people are taught what is proper, moral, and appropriate, a process that is generally so powerful that individuals conform, not out of fear of punishment, but because they want to
C. until the 1980s, one company could legally own no more than seven AM and seven FM radio stations, but today, Clear Channel Communications owns 1,200 radio stations
D. when one company, motivated solely by profit, can choose what news to cover and how to cover it, you may not be getting the full story


Answer: D

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