Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 238 pages)
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
Also available in print
ISBN:
0857723154
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0857734598
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1780766750
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1780766769
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1306171547
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9781780766751
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9780755694716
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9781780766768
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9781306171540
,
9780857723154
,
9780857734594
,
9780857723154
Series Statement:
[RISJ challenges]
Content:
Increasingly governments around the world are experimenting with initiatives in transparency or 'open government'. These involve a variety of measures including the announcement of more user-friendly government websites, greater access to government data, the extension of freedom of information legislation and broader attempts to involve the public in government decision making. However, the role of the media in these initiatives has not hitherto been examined. This volume analyses the challenges and opportunities presented to journalists as they attempt to hold governments accountable in an
Content:
Origins of the Freedom of Information Act in the United States / Michael Schudson -- Impact of transparency on accountability / Peter Riddell -- The impact of the Freedom of Information Act in the UK / Benjamin Worthy and Robert Hazell -- Valuing transparency in government and media / Patrick Birkinshaw -- Transparencies / John Lloyd --
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Also available in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781780766751
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1780766750
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Transparency in politics and the media ISBN 9781780766751
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1780766750
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9780755694716
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