However this journalistic debate works its way out, policy must still be developed, refined and put into effect. Tax cuts, which never seem too popular with the media, nevertheless have a pretty good record of being enacted in states where governors, legislatures or both were willing to fight off the special interests demanding an ever-rising share of the budget for social programs. School choice has made its way into the American agenda largely through a grassroots activism that bypassed traditional policy filters such as the press. So has utility deregulation. Conversely foreign policy, which can still get a lot of ink, suffers a vacuum of critical analysis.
Media reflect society.
We shall see. James Hill, the former editorial page editor of the Phoenix Gazette, is with the Center for Media and Public Policy at The Heritage Foundation , a Washington-based public policy research institute. The Heritage Foundation is committed to building an America where freedom, opportunity, prosperity and civil society flourish. Read The Heritage Foundation's Privacy Statement . The Heritage Foundation is a Member Organization.