[Mb-civic] A Culture of Secrecy: What has happened to the principle that American democracy should be accessible and transparent?

[Harold Sifton]

This should be an interesting read.

Harold



> The Center for Public Integrity is posting the final essay in a series
> written by distinguished journalists on the state of investigative
> journalism in four countries; Russia, Peru, Zimbabwe and the United
> States. Below is a link to the essay by the Center's former executive
> director, Charles Lewis.
>
> "A Culture of Secrecy: What has happened to the principle that American
> democracy should be accessible and transparent?" explores some of the
> daunting obstacles that journalists can face in the United States.  For
> the complete report, go to www.publicintegrity.org.
>
> Other reports in the series include:
>
> Russian Media: A dead man still walking, by Yevgenia Albats
>
> The Spy Who Would Rule Peru: An investigative journalist recalls his
> quest to expose a notorious power-monger, by Gustavo Gorriti
>
> Encounter With an Assassin: A Zimbabwean journalist puts his life at
> risk when his paper questions government policy, by Geoff Nyarota
>
>
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> bottom of our Web site!
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