Now that you have compared and contrasted how media messages can be conveyed through different media platforms, think about how media constructs reality or how public-opinion trends influence how media covers news, Mass media coverage affects how people understand the world and how it works based on personal experience Write a response explaining the possible cause and effect relationships between mass media coverage and public opinion trends. Think about how the event covered in the national and local news outlets you found could affect public opinion or vice versaFurther investigation of other media outlets may be necessary