Every year the government approves a budget by a certain deadline to continue to exist. The deadline for this year was midnight on September 30, 2013. The budget will take effect on October 1 and end on September 30 of the following year. This year, some Tea Partiers in Congress have refused to pass a budget unless Obamacare is delayed. The government shutdown lasted sixteen days, reopening on October 17, 2013 shortly after midnight. Different media outlets covered the shutdown, but it was covered in many different ways, particularly due to the type of media: broadcast, print, and the Internet. The broadcast media, especially television, had different reactions to the end of the shutdown. News stations like MSNBC, Fox News, and PBS: The News Hour have taken a very direct approach to the issue. Each station has brought in experts to help their viewers better understand the impact the shutdown has had on us. They didn't sugarcoat anything, instead they presented the facts as honestly as possible. I'd like to say that this had no effect on their viewer's opinion...