Thanks for that chaps1954.
Just as BBC reporters develop good contacts in say Government and Parliament to get inside information and gossip to present their reports accordingly, surely large companies develop contacts in the media to try and ensure they get fair coverage of important news stories affecting them. LHR have proved adept at this.
Lobbying is often referred to in terms of MPs being lobbied for a particular cause, but doesn't it apply to getting media coverage as well?
As Bagso has often pointed out, MAN's influence usually only seems to extend to the North West news vehicles.