Has Media Coverage Influenced Government Policies?

In the past, media coverage has had some sort of effect on race-based policy decisions. The news exposure affected the relevance and weight of factors taken into consideration when making policy determinations. The use of media increases the weight of the already existing "ideological orientation", and can have played a part in the policy decisions. Due to media coverage, greater opposition to affirmative action policies was reported.

My Thoughts: In my opinion, media coverage has influenced government policies. Media always plays a role in making decisions, especially ones that affect a majority of citizens living in the United States. Due to media coverage on affirmative action, I believe that the decision on the matter will not be the same as it would have been if there was not so much media coverage on the topic. My reasoning for that is that in most cases in which a lot of media coverage is involved, a lot of activists and local citizens tend to get involved in the situation. Once local citizens and activists get involved, government officials have to come up with a solution that makes everyone happy in a way that benefits everyone.