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Homefront Confidential: How the War on Terrorism Affects Access to Information and the Public's Right to Know
URL: http://www.rcfp.org/homefrontconfidential/

Description:
This white paper (published in its sixth edition in 2005) "assesses how government actions have affected the media's ability to provide information to the public" since September 11, 2001. Discusses the USA Patriot Act, the reporter's privilege, the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, access to government documents, and state-specific legislation. From the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

Publisher:
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Freedom of information -- Government policy -- United States
Freedom of the press
War on Terrorism, 2001-

LII Database Information:
Record 21630 created by Jennifer English on 05/22/2006
Last modification on 05/23/2006
Published: 05/25/2006  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21630