The Relationship Between Research Labs, Media, Government, and Industries The relationship between the research labs, media, government, and industries, is a complex one. The research labs need money to do research, money which the government, and industries possess. In order to get the much needed research money, the labs must show that what they are researching is worth the large sums of money that they are requesting. This is where the media comes into play. Through the media, the research lab publically displays what it is doing, and what good that this research could come to. The public then sees this information an