Question

Advertising revenue, the lifeblood of newspaper operations, ______.
a. grew rapidly once the Internet boom took off in the late 1990s
b. is holding steady even as the number of newspaper subscriptions increases
c. has fallen dramatically in the last few years, with Internet ad sales unable to fill the gap
d. cycles through periods of increase and decrease every few years
e. None of the options are correct.

Answer 1

Answer:

c. has fallen dramatically in the last few years, with Internet ad sales unable to fill the gap

Explanation:

Newspaper is the most old source of information and country wide updates to human beings.

But with evolution of time, and introduction of internet, people have started using it more, and that the feed of newspaper deliver things late.

Thus, people have switched to internet for information, and also the advertising companies, as the audience is more on internet.

Thus, this clearly depicts that the revenue of newspapers have fallen down because of the rising spread of internet and its increasing users.