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Legal Leaks Toolkit: A Guide for Journalists on How to Access Government Information
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Madrid; Berlin: Access Info Europe; N-ost Netzwerk für Osteuropa-Berichterstattung (2014), 85 pp.
"This toolkit is designed for journalists working in any media – newspapers, radio, and television – as well as bloggers and other information professionals who need to get access to information held by public bodies for their stories. The toolkit is for journalists making requests in their own
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Proactive Transparency: The Future of the Right to Information?
Washington, DC: Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) World Bank (2010), v, 51 pp.
"This paper identifies four primary drivers of proactive disclosure throughout history. The first is the need to inform the public about laws and decisions and the public’s right to be informed, to know their rights and obligations. The second is the public’s demand for the information needed to
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Transparency and Silence: A Survey of Access to Information Laws and Practices in Fourteen Countries
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New York: Open Society Institute (2006), 188 pp.
"This report records and analyzes the results of a study in which partners of the Justice Initiative in 14 countries filed a total of 1,926 requests for information. In each country, seven different requesters twice submitted up to 70 questions to 18 public institutions. Requesters included NGOs, jo
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