The U.S. Freedom of Information ACT at 50

ISBN-13: 9780367530044 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 148 str.

W. Wat Hopkins

Opis

This book examines the effectiveness of the US Freedom of Information Act and where it could go in the future. This book was originally published as a special issue of Communication Law and Policy.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. The People’s Right to Know: Comparing Harold L. Cross’ Pre-FOIA World to Post-FOIA Today  2. The Fiftieth Anniversary of The Freedom of Information Act: How it Measures up Against International Standards and Other Laws  3. The News Media and the FOIA  4. Bringing Back Full Disclosure: A Call for Dismantling FOIA  5. Controlling Disclosure, Foreclosing Recourse: The Creep of the Glomar Response

O autorze

W. Wat Hopkins is a Professor of Communication at Virginia Tech University, USA. He teaches and writes about free speech, is the editor of a textbook on communication law, and is editor of the scholarly journal Communication Law and Policy.