The passage is most likely part of a ______.

A．although competition among them has increased
B．so the quality standards from them have declined
C．and this means that the qualifications of reporters is declining
D．but the standards among newsrooms has improved over the years

A．newsrooms are suffering from a decline in standards
B．there are too many ethical scandals going on in newspapers
C．there is a perception that newspapers should do more to correct mistakes
D．this has been a rough time for newspapers and many are wondering what is wrong