The rise of the right to know : politics and the culture of transparency, 1945-1975 / Michael Schudson.

Show other versions (1)
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schudson, Michael (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Freedom of information > United States > History > 20th century.
Transparency in government > United States > History > 20th century.
Consumer protection > United States > History > 20th century.
Environmental impact statements > United States > History > 20th century.
Physical Description:348 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • A cultural right to know
  • Origins of the Freedom of Information Act
  • The consumer's right to be informed
  • Opening up Congress
  • The media's presence
  • "To let people know in time"
  • Transparency in a transformed democracy
  • Disclosure and its discontents.