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Could the open government movement shut the door on Freedom of Information?

  • Written by Suzanne J. Piotrowski, Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA), Rutgers University Newark
Could the open government movement shut the door on Freedom of Information?One government transparency movement may now be threatened by the otherShutterstock

For democracy to work, citizens need to know what their government is doing. Then they can hold government officials and institutions accountable.

Over the last 50 years, Freedom of Information – or FOI – laws have been one of the most useful methods for...

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