Which of the following statements is true of concentrated ownership of media?
A) There is substantial evidence that corporations that own media significantly influence reporting.
B) The owners of media outlets air information that could be damaging to their advertisers if they earn profits.
C) If only one or two companies own a city's newspaper and its TV stations, these outlets present a diversity of opinion.
D) The owners of media outlets are unlikely to publicize views that they disagree with politically.
E) Concentrated ownership may be a more serious problem at the national level than at the local level.
D
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