Examples of watchdog groups in the following topics:
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- An advocacy group is a group or an organization that tries to influence the government but does not hold power in the government.
- An advocacy group is a group or an organization that tries to influence the government but does not hold power in the government .
- Watchdog groups exist to provide oversight and rating of actions or media by various outlets, both government and corporate.
- Advocacy groups seek to influence government policy.
- Media watchdogs ensure that media coverage is factually accurate and as objective as possible.
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- Such anti-ideologies exploit public fear and hatred of groups that pose a potential threat, either real, exaggerated or imagined.
- According to the liberal watchdog group Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting, there was a disproportionate focus on pro-war sources while total anti-war sources only made up 10% of the media (with only 3% of US sources being anti-war).
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- It became difficult for voters or watchdog groups to monitor this activity since it became harder to follow or even comprehend.
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- However, they are generally distinct from advocacy groups and pressure groups which are normally set up for the specific political aim.
- Lobbying is done by many different types of people and organized groups, including individuals in the private sector, corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or advocacy groups (interest groups).
- An advocacy group is a group or an organization that tries to influence the government, but does not hold power in the government.
- Smaller groups representing broad interests of a group may be formed with the purpose of benefiting the group over an extended period of time and in many ways.
- Watchdog groups provide oversight and rating of actions or media by various outlets, both government and corporate.
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- A consumer watchdog group would like to determine if this provides strong evidence to support the company's claim.
- (e) After performing this analysis, the consumer group releases the following news headline: "Infertility clinic falsely advertises better success rates".
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- A self-described liberal media watchdog group, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), in consultation with the Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory at Virginia Commonwealth University, sponsored an academic study in which journalists were asked a range of questions about how they did their work and about how they viewed the quality of media coverage in the broad area of politics and economic policy.
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- The group consisted of chief executives from Alcoa, BP America, Caterpillar, Duke Energy, DuPont, the FPL Group, General Electric, PG&E, PNM Resources and others.
- Business writer and environmental speaker Andrew Winston says it best: transparency comes in two flavours: voluntary (information donated by the company) or involuntary (information donated by a consumer watchdog group or disgruntled customers).
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- Interest groups represent people or organizations with common concerns and interests.
- There are a wide variety of interest groups representing a variety of constituencies including business, labor, consumers, other governments, and various single issue groups.
- However, interest groups are also involved in activities such as lobbying and forming PACs, which has led to concerns that some groups and even individuals might have disproportionate influence on Congress.
- These groups pool donations to redistribute to candidates, parties, and other PACs.
- Describe how outside groups work to shape policy at the federal level through the use of interest groups, lobbyists, and PACs.
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- Historians have found that publishers often served the interests of powerful social groups.
- Studies done by FAIR, a progressive media watchdog organization, argue that the majority of media citations come from conservative and centrist sources.
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- Over the years, GAO has been referred to as "The Congressional Watchdog" and "The Taxpayers' Best Friend" for its frequent audits and investigative reports that have uncovered waste and inefficiency in government.