FOI Under Threat – the Culture of Freedom of Information

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The Julian Assange saga has left a chilling message to many journalists.

That governments will pursue if you cover controversial topics. And the only other effective instrument to keep politicians honest, FOI, is headed the same way.

Investigations by the journalism department of Monash University indicate a culture problem that no FOI shake up can handle. Unless government joins the party.

To find the latest report see here.

To find out more about the project see here.

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