BC’s reporters and government don’t see eye-to-eye on the public’s “right to know.” Freedom of Information [FOI] has been in decline since the late-90s, reports a local non-profit group, with response-times slowing, citizen requests deteriorating, …
Month: September 2006
Have Ethics, Will Travel – The Glocalization of Media Ethics from an African Perspective
Can media ethics travel? Can media ethical codes and frameworks developed in North America and Europe, be applicable in other contexts, such as Africa? How, for instance, does the orthodox liberal-democratic role of the media …
INTERVIEW: Protecting freedom of information in B.C.
The first BC Information Summit on September 29, 2006 will bring together academics, legal experts, journalists, elected officials and experienced Freedom of Information requesters to explore the challenges and solutions of creating an open government …