WHY JOURNALISTS REPORT LOBBYING AS THEY DO ?

Lobbyists often are painted in a negative light because of their influence over policymakers. The media has propagated an interpretation which lobbying appears as a risk to democracy and is viewed as an illegal exercising of influence. Suggestions of one-sided representation of business interests to others advantage, accusation of secret backroom power or even of corruption and nepotism are topics of interest for journalists. Admittedly, the negative public image about lobbying is due in part because lobbyists have done a terrible job explaining how lobbying works