Hi. I work as a public affairs liason. It's a type of PR job where I develop relations with politicians and represent my company's policy needs.
That is very interesting, what kind of industry do you do that in?>?
Well, the job is broad in nature, so some people might dispute what industry the job itself is, but I work for a publication conglomerate and represent the interests of journalists and publishers.
Wow is that exciting work?
It can be. It's sort of an informal job. I work outside the box. But the role is becoming more professional with time. And it can be fun to have pointed discussions with politicos who don't necessarily like you or what you represent.
Yeah I can imagine that would be something you would deal with on a regular basis, I would love to do that kind of work.
IT's not bad. In fact, you might be doing a similar sort of work and not know it. If you've ever commented a newspaper blog with editorial content, you're a public affairs liason. There are a lot of people doing the job under many different titles.
That is so true, we are all public liasons in some way or another.
who declare themselves to be working in PR. There are large numbers of professionals providing public affairs services while working under different job titles across a wide variety of sectors. The job titles of public affairs practitioners may vary, depending on the focus of their role, but may include, "public affairs", "external affairs/relations", "corporate communications", "government/parliamentary affairs" and "policy". 
Organizations who make use of public affairs are typically large companies, charities, trade unions,
Public affairs industry
Public affairs generally refer to the building and development of relations between an organization and politicians, governments and other decision-makers.
The industry has developed over recent years and is normally considered a branch or sub-discipline of public relations (PR). Given the broad nature of public affairs, what exactly the industry encapsulates remains a point of discussion. While often equated with lobbying, this is usually only a small part of what a public affairs practitioner might do. Other typical functions include research,