Advertising Revenue, the Lifeblood of Newspaper Operations, ______

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 above options is correct.