How can private interests and the public interest conflict in public relations?

What will be an ideal response?

ANS: Corporations may have a louder voice than average citizens because they have professional public relations experts and Washington lobbyists and make multimillion-dollar contributions to advocacy organizations that amplify their views. There is a natural tension between corporate interests and the public interest. This tension can be seen and heard daily in the press when corporations are charged with corruption, environmental pollution, undue political influence and restraint of trade.

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