Freedom of Information and the Right to Know: The Origins and Applications of the Freedom of Information Act (Hardcover)

by Herbert N. Foerstel (Author)
Key Phrases: requester community, telephone interview with author, openness initiative, New York, White House, Supreme Court (more...)

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...a good summary account of developments concerning the FOIA and various related information policy matters.Journal of Academic Librarianship

Libraries in need of an up-to-date resource on this important and ever-relevant topic should consider the investment.Today's librarian

Product Description
This examination of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) traces the American origins of the belief that the citizens of a democracy have a natural right to know about the workings of their government. The issue began in the colonies and came to a head in the 1950s when escalating government secrecy led the press to demand "open government." Declaring that "the public business is the public's business," a series of crusading newspaper editors aroused public support for the Freedom of Information Act which was passed in 1966. The book features in-depth interviews with the architects of the FOIA, the FOIA staff in the major federal agencies, and the most prominent FOIA users throughout the country. The concluding chapter examines current impediments to the full realization of the people's right to know.

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• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press (October 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313285462
• ISBN-13: 978-0313285462
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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