Matching Pairs The MediaOnline version The Media by Michael Loret 1 Policy agenda 2 Interest Group 3 Conservative 4 Mass Media 5 Bias 6 Policy 7 The Media 8 Lobbying 9 Law 10 Liberal An attempt by a group to influence the policy process through persuasion of government officials Favoring one viewpoint over another. Methods of communicating with LARGE numbers of people The to-do list of issues the public agrees should be a priority for US government A proposed or adopted course or principle of action Leaning toward the Democrat point of view An organization of people sharing a common interest or goal that seeks to influence public policy. Leaning toward the Republican point of view all the means of mass communication (newspapers, TV, radio, websites, magazines) Enforceable rules made by a government