In the 1980s, with increasing competition from cable news, the major television networks opted to _____. A. moved more of their operations to the Internet and hired more reporters and commentators B. reduce coverage of hard news and increase coverage of scandals, horserace journalism, and controversial sound bites C. become more and more ideological, devoting much more time to commentary and less time to reportage D. increase the amount of hard news they covered to differentiate themselves from their less serious competitors E. seek out more funding from government sources and fewer advertising dollars from major corporations

In the 1980s, with increasing competition from cable news, the major television networks opted to _____. A. moved more of their operations to the Internet and hired more reporters and commentators B. reduce coverage of hard news and increase coverage of scandals, horserace journalism, and controversial sound bites C. become more and more ideological, devoting much more time to commentary and less time to reportage D. increase the amount of hard news they covered to differentiate themselves from their less serious competitors E. seek out more funding from government sources and fewer advertising dollars from major corporations

	A.	moved more of their operations to the Internet and hired more reporters and commentators
	B.	reduce coverage of hard news and increase coverage of scandals, horserace journalism, and controversial sound bites
	C.	become more and more ideological, devoting much more time to commentary and less time to reportage
	D.	increase the amount of hard news they covered to differentiate themselves from their less serious competitors
	E.	seek out more funding from government sources and fewer advertising dollars from major corporations