Using the FOIA

Posted by michael on Tuesday January 28, 2003 @07:13AM from the tools-of-the-trade dept.

mgaiman writes "Lucy Dalglish, Executive Director of The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, spoke at my school today. She discussed the state of journalism in the post-9/11 world. She said, among other things, that this administration is the most closed she has seen since Nixon. The organization itself is a non-profit journalist rights group. Their site features such things as Homefront Confidential, a chronicling of changes to the openness of information since 9/11, and a guide to using the Federal FOI Act to get access to information. While most /.ers aren't journalists, I thought it would be of interest nonetheless."

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The scorecard so far by spRed · 2003-01-28 11:25 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I understand the press' position, they are used to constant gushing leaks. 'Test Baloons' are a great way to take a position without taking a position.
This administration hasn't done that.

Timing is everything, to point:
If indeed the white house has the skinny on Iraq's weapons program, had they released the info at the start of inspections it could be dismissed with "We already knew that". Instead, assuming they do have a card up their sleeve, they can now say "You think we're overreacting, what about X!?"

The practice of politics is in general deplorable, but since every country does it it is nice to see your guy do it better.

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