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Transparency in politics and the media : accountability and open government

Bowles, Nigel, (editor.). Hamilton, James, 1961- (editor.). Levy, David A. L., (editor.).

Summary: 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.

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ISBN: 9781780766768
ISBN: 9781780766751
ISBN: 1780766769
ISBN: 1780766750
ISBN: 9781306171540
ISBN: 9780857734594
ISBN: 9780857723154
ISBN: 1306171547
ISBN: 0857734598
ISBN: 0857723154
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 238 pages .).
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Computer data.
Publisher: London : I.B. Tauris, 2014.
Distributor: New York : Palgrave Macmillan

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:october.21 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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 -- Transparency and public policy: where open government fails accountability / Sarah Cohen -- Truth vigilantes: on journalism and transparency / Philip Bennett -- Data and transparency: perils and progress / Jennifer LaFleur -- The transparency opportunity: holding power to account -- or making power accountable? / Paul Bradshaw -- Data, data everywhere: open data versus big data in the quest of transparency / Helen Margetts -- Corporations and transparency: improving consumer markets and increasing public accountability / Joel Gurin and Beth Simone Noveck -- The rise of NGOs and nonprofit media / Charles Lewis -- Keeping American accountability journalism alive / Leonard Downie Jr.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Language Note:	English.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.