Freedom of Information

The News the Media Use

AvShannon Martin E.,David Copeland

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

Del 1 i serien Mediating American History

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Beskrivning

The Freedom of Information Act was signed into law during the last half of the twentieth century to ensure public access to government documents. In this book, Shannon E. Martin details the history that led to the law’s enactment and the resulting discoveries in government repositories over the past fifty years. In light of the ongoing national security war on terror, this is a timely and historical overview of the accessibility of government-held information.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-02-06
Mått:160 x 230 x 15 mm
Vikt:380 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Mediating American History
Antal sidor:268
Förlag:Peter Lang Publishing Inc
ISBN:9780820481814

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The Author: Shannon E. Martin is Professor of Communication at the University of Maine. She is the author of Bits, Bytes and Big Brother: Federal Information Control in the Technological Age (1995) and Post-Vietnam Confrontations: U.S. Wars and the Media in Primary Documents (2005). She is also co-author with Kathleen A. Hansen of Newspapers of Record in a Digital Age: From Hot Type to Hot Link (1998), and co-editor with David Copeland of The Function of Newspapers in Society: A Global Perspective (2003).

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«Shannon E. Martin’s account of the evolution of Freedom of Information policy and practice in the United States provides historical context for students, journalists, and activists – in fact, for anyone who cares about the future of open government in a democratic society.» (Jane E. Kirtley, University of Minnesota)