The Right to Know: Your Guide to Using and Defending Freedom of Information Law in the United States Contributor(s): Klosek, Jacqueline (Author) |
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ISBN: 031335927X ISBN-13: 9780313359279 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Civil Rights - Political Science | Civil Rights - Law | Practical Guides |
Dewey: 342.730 |
LCCN: 2009011656 |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.18" W x 9.52" (1.17 lbs) 248 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Right to Know: Your Guide to Using and Defending Freedom of Information Law in the United States sets out in plain language freedom-of-information best practices for ordinary citizens, activist organizations, journalists, bloggers, and lawyers. Jacqueline Klosek, an expert in U.S. information law, educes practical lessons from dozens of case studies to show how readers can use freedom of information laws to protect themselves, but also to protect the environment, and public health and safety, as well as to expose governmental and corporate crime, waste, and corruption. Finally, the book shows American readers how, in contrast to what is going on in most democracies, their right to know is being progressively curtailed, why this is so dangerous to democracy, and what they can do to help reverse the alarming trend. |