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Freedom of Information
  • Authored by: Phill Jones; Series Editor: Alan Marzilli, M.A., J.D.
  • From the Series: Point/Counterpoint
  • Trim Size: 6 x 9
  • ISBN-10: 1604139064
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-60413-906-8
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 01/01/2012
  • Dewey Number: 342
  • Reading Level: Grades 9 and up
  • Pages: 126

Summary

Even before the Revolutionary War, American colonists held the view that government control went hand in had with a managed press and an ignorant public. Today, laws enable the public to access government records that reveal how government agencies function. The information ensures that the government is held accountable to the public. Yet government transparency conflicts with another important value: personal privacy. After all, U.S. federal and state governments store massive amount of personal information about their citizens. An open government policy also clashes with national security interests. Where should the line be drawn between government transparency and defending the nation? Freedom of Information explores these and other debates raised by a policy designed to educate American citizens about their government.

Specifications

Full-color and black-and-white photographs. Elements of the argument. Appendix. Notes. Resources. Sidebars. Index.

About the Author(s)

Phill Jones earned a Ph.D. in physiology/pharmacology from the University of California, San Diego. After completing postdoctoral training at Stanford University School of Medicine, he joined the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Kentucky Medical Center as an assistant professor. He later earned a J.D. at the University of Kentucky College of Law and worked as a patent attorney, specializing in biological, chemical, and medical inventions. Jones is now a full-time writer.

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