Newspapers said the big stories were 1) the continuing ascendancy of independent films and 2) the continuing decline of network television.
Newspapers said it was big news that network tv stations were declining 25% each year.
mnli hypothesis: Newspapers said it was big news that network tv stations were declining 25% each year. premise: Newspapers said the big stories were 1) the continuing ascendancy of independent films and 2) the continuing decline of network television.