{"product_id":"freedom-of-information-and-the-right-to-know-the-origins-and-applications-of-the-freedom-of-information-act-hardcover-1","title":"Freedom of Information and the Right to Know: The Origins and Applications of the Freedom of Information Act - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerbert Foerstel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 public support for the Freedom of Information Act which was passed in 1966. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book features in-depth interviews with the architects of the FOIA, the FOIA staff in the major federal agencies, and the most prominent FOIA users throughout the country. The concluding chapter examines current impediments to the full realization of the people's right to know.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHERBERT N. FOERSTEL is the retired former head of Branch Libraries at the University of Maryland in College Park and is a current member of the board of directors of the National Security Archive at George Washington University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSurveillance in the Stacks\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood, 1991), \u003ci\u003eSecret Science\u003c\/i\u003e (Praeger, 1993), \u003ci\u003eBanned in the USA\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood, 1994), \u003ci\u003eClimbing the Hill with his daughter Karen Foerstel\u003c\/i\u003e (Praeger, 1996), \u003ci\u003eFree Expression and Censorship in America\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood, 1997), and \u003ci\u003eBanned in the Media\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood, 1998)\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 9.48 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47327673450745,"sku":"9780313285462","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/i_YYXzD8lm9780313285462_933202bb-2d53-4a37-a68e-168e823ba2ec.webp?v=1769581551","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/freedom-of-information-and-the-right-to-know-the-origins-and-applications-of-the-freedom-of-information-act-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}