Lobbying (also lobby) is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in a government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by many types of people, associations and organized groups, including individuals in the private sector, corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or advocacy groups (interest groups). Lobbyists may be among a legislator's constituencies, meaning a voter or block of voters within his or her electoral district, or not; they may engage in lobbying as a business, or not. Professional lobbyists are people whose business is trying to influence legislation on behalf of a group or individual who hires them. Individuals and nonprofit organizations can also lobby as an act of volunteering or as a small part of their normal job (for instance, a CEO meeting with a representative about a project important to his/her company, or an activist meeting with his/her legislator in an unpaid capacity). Governments often define and regulate organized group lobbying that has become influential.
Government-access television (GATV) is cable channel capacity for local government bodies and other legislative entities to access the cable television systems to televise public affairs meetings.
At some (particularly national) broadcasters, "Public Affairs" may be a special unit, separate from the news department, dedicated to producing long-form public-affairs programming, as at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation prior to 1992. As of 2012, C-SPAN's three networks are the most widely known and widely available public affairs channels in the United States.
“It is upon this premise that the current police administration under my leadership will reactivate and revive all regional police public Affairs offices to interact to meet the ever-evolving demands of our society and media partners,” he said.
PTI founder Imran Khan (left) and Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs ... Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Thursday said the ...
... and Foreigners Affairs, Dubai Municipality, and the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (IACAD), aims to eradicate begging through proactive enforcement and public awareness..
... for the government — including better pricing,” the agency said in a statement sent to the Tribune by Christi Chidester Votisek, lead public affairs officer for the Pacific Northwest and Pacific Rim.
“The future is coming at us,” said GeorgeStark, a former director of external affairs at Coterra Energy... We need to figure out what comes next.” ... Christopher Koop, public affairs manager for Energy Transfer, agreed ... ....
Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said public security and immigration authorities have long placed great importance on protecting information security.
Capital punishment was once a public affair ... These days, state killings in public are mostly resigned to Afghanistan, Iran and Saudi Arabia ... Over the years, videos and pictures have emerged of public 'execution rallies' and summary killings.