During the government shutdown caused by a congressional deadlock over the federal budget, the news media prominently featured images of closed government facilities like the Washington Monument and many national parks. These reminders of what the federal bureaucracy provides led public opinion to pressure the Republicans to back down.

Hee the american public did not truly take in the horror of adolf hitler's regime until years after the existence of concentration camps was first reported in american newspapers. partly this was the fault of the media, which did not give prominent placement to news of the holocaust. what other factors do you think contributed to the long delay in understanding the holocaust?