Freedom of Information and censure in press

The Freedom of Information Act

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DC Title:The Freedom of Information Act 5 U.S.C. § 552, As Amended By Public Law No. 104-231, 110 Stat. 3048
DC Author : none
DC Creator : United States Department of Justice
DC Subject : Public information, agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings
DC Description : Below is the full text of the Freedom of Information Act in a form showing all amendments to the statute made by the "Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996." All newly enacted provisions are in boldface type.
DC Format : html
DC Type : texte
DC Identifier : http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/foia_updates/Vol_XVII_4/page2.htm
DC Source : http://www.usdoj.gov/
DC Coverage : UK
DC Date : 1996
DC Publisher : USDOJ
DC Language : English
DC Contributor :
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DC Rights : USDOJ

Features of an FOI Regime

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DC Title: Features of an FOI Regime
DC Author : MENDEL Toby
DC Creator :
DC Subject : principles, Freedom of Opinion and Expression, legislation,
DC Description : The author is responsible for the choice and the presentation of the factscontained in this book and for the opinions expressed therein, which are not
necessarily those of UNESCO and do not commit the organisation.
The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout this
publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of
UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of
its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
DC Format : html
DC Type : texte
DC Identifier : ">http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/file_download.php/fa422efc11c9f9b15f9374a5eac31c7efreedom_info_laws.pdf>
DC Source : http://portal.unesco.org/
DC Coverage : UK
DC Date : 2003
DC Publisher : UNESCO
DC Language : English
DC Contributor :
DC Relation :
DC Rights : UNESCO

John Major’s Information Revolution? The Code of Access ten years on

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DC Title : John Major’s Information Revolution? The Code of Access ten years on
DC Author : Benjamin Worthy,
DC Creator :
DC Subject : Freedom of information
DC Description : John Major’s 1994 Code of Access to Government Information was intended to provide citizens with more information about central Government and liberalise Britain’s strict information control regime. The paper examines the impetuous behind the reform and thenature of the policy, analysing why Major chose to pursue a non-statutory Code rather than a full FOI Act. In line with Major’s dictum that the Code would need to be judged in a decades time, the paper investigates the impact of the legislation, taking the view that , although the Code did indeed open up Government information to an extent, as well as creating a more open culture within central Government, it was impeded by lack of support within Major’s Government, a low public profile and a lack of statutory force.
DC Format : pdf
DC Type : texte
DC Identifier : http://www.opengovjournal.org/article/view/994/792
DC Source : open government
DC Coverage : UK
DC Date : 2007-04-24
DC Publisher : open government
DC Language : English
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Dublin Core Analysis

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DC Title: Double blow to freedom of information
DC Author : Maurice Frankel
DC Creator : The Campaign for Freedom of Information
DC Subject : government, freedom of information, laws, campaigns
DC Description :
DC Format : html
DC Type : texte
DC Identifier : http://www.cfoi.org.uk/doubleblow131101pr.html
DC Source : The Campaign for Freedom of Information
DC Coverage : UK
DC Date : 2001/12/11
DC Publisher : The Campaign for Freedom of Information
DC Language : English
DC Contributor : none
DC Relation : none
DC Rights : none

Glossary of Freedom of Information

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Legislation :
- the act of making or enacting laws
- law enacted by a legislative body

Législation :
- action, droit, pouvoir de faire des lois
- loi décrétée par un corps législatif

Access :
- Possibility of reaching the knowledge or the understanding of a domain or an object.
Accès :
-Possibilité de parvenir à la connaissance ou à la compréhension d'un domaine ou d'un objet.

Information :
knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
Information :
Ensemble des activités qui ont pour objet la collecte, le traitement et la diffusion des nouvelles auprès du public.

Freedom:
The condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
Liberté :
La liberté est la faculté d'agir selon sa volonté sans être entravé par le pouvoir d'autrui.