Transparency in government leads to real news
FOIFT2022-03-31T17:08:34-05:00By Kelley Shannon Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas Whether depending on our government for storm recovery, good schools, police protection or other important services, openness and access to information are essential to ensuring the job gets done. A free flow of information helps citizens keep watch on their government. It also allows journalists to report on matters of widespread interest by scrutinizing public records and meetings and, just as importantly, asking necessary, tough questions of government officials. In short, transparency leads to real news. It leads to the truth. Legitimate news organizations uncover what has actually happened – and even [...]