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ERIC Number: EJ676511
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-1070-4795
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Government Doublethink: Protection or Suppression in Information.
Drake, Miriam A.
Searcher, v11 n5 p26-32 May 2003
Discusses regulations and actions related to government withholding, suppressing, and altering information since September 11, 2001. Topics include conflicting goals of an informed citizenry versus national security, science and technology progress versus protection of sensitive information, and public health versus ideology; political pressure; the Freedom of Information Act; and the E-Government Act. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Federal Government, Government Publications, Government Role, Information Policy, National Security, Political Influences, Public Health, Scientific and Technical Information
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Freedom of Information Act
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