The Rise of the Right to Know: Politics and the Culture of Transparency, 1945-1975

Modern transparency dates to the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s-well before the Internet. Michael Schudson shows how the "right to know" has defined a new era for democracy-less focus on parties and elections, more pluralism and more players, year-round monitoring of government, and a blurring li...

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Main Author: Schudson, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press [2015]
Edition:Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
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Summary:Modern transparency dates to the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s-well before the Internet. Michael Schudson shows how the "right to know" has defined a new era for democracy-less focus on parties and elections, more pluralism and more players, year-round monitoring of government, and a blurring line between politics and society, public and private
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (368 Seiten) 1 graph, 1 table
ISBN:9780674915787
DOI:10.4159/9780674915787

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