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

by Herbert N. Foerstel

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313285462
• ISBN13: 9780313285462
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"