Bits, Bytes, and Big Brother: Federal Information Control in the Technological Age (Praeger Series in Political Communication) [Hardcover]

Shannon E. Martin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 21, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0275949001 | ISBN-13: 978-0275949006

This study examines the tensions and interrelationships inherent in federal control of information in the technological era. Analyzing topics relating to information content and carrier issues, citizens' natural rights and utilities, and the effects of the executive and legislative branches, the author examines the historical definitions of information, traditional ethical principles, the parameters as framed by the Constitution, and three kinds of information control actions promulgated by the federal government (the Foreign Agents Registration and Propaganda Act, the Computer Security Act of 1987, and the Pentagon media rules during the Persian Gulf War). Following analysis of the practical, ethical, and legal issues involved, the author recommends a proactive information policy encompassing both information content and carriers and preserving Constitutional principles on the free flow of information.

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?The book will be of principle use to those with an interest in federal information policy and First Amendment theory. Those who are focusing more on new communication technologies may appreciate the broad theoretical and philosophical questions that the work raises.?-Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Book Description

This study examines the tensions and interrelationships inherent in federal control of information in the technological era.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 184 pages
• Publisher: Praeger (March 21, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0275949001
• ISBN-13: 978-0275949006
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,193,757 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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