The news media and self-appointed ethics "watchdog" groups observe how lobbying is carried out.
VOA: special.2010.09.27
Still,Ted Gioia calls Alan Lomax the self-appointed "custodian of America's music traditions."
VOA: special.2010.01.25
After I broadcast the story about "self appointed community gatekeepers" on Good Morning Ulster, an Alliance source told me most of the flags section was their idea.