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Transparency in politics and the media : accountability and open government / edited by Nigel Bowles, James T. Hamilton, and David A. L. Levy.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: RISJ challenges | RISJ challengesPublisher: London ; New York : I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., in association with the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, 2014Description: xxiii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781780766768 (pbk.)
  • 1780766769 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN 4735 T772 2014
Contents:
Introduction James T. Hamilton, Nigel Bowles and David Levy Part I: Defining Transparency and Open Government Before Transparency: Disclosure as Political and Cultural Practice 1960s-1980s Michael Schudson (Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism The Impact of the Freedom of Information Act in the UK (co-author: Robert Hazell) Ben Worthy, and Robert Hazell, University College London Part II: Impact of Transparency on Accountability 3.Impact of Transparency on Accountability Peter Riddell, The Institute for Government 4.Transparency and Public Policy: Where Open Government Fails Accountability Sarah Cohen, New York Times Part III: Media Transparency and Accountability 5.Transparency John Lloyd, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism 6.'Truth Vigilantes': On Journalism and Transparency Phil Bennett, Duke University Part IV: Making Sense of Records and Data 7.The transparency opportunity: holding power to account - or making power accountable? Paul Bradshaw, Birmingham City University 8.Making Sense of Records and Data Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica Part V: Valuing Transparency in Government and the Media 9.Valuing Transparency in Government and Media Patrick Birkinshaw, University of Hull 10.Corporations and Transparency: Improving Consumer Markets and Increasing Public Accountability Joel Gurin, Federal Communications Commission (with Beth Simone Noveck) Part VI: Rise of NGOs and Nonprofit Media 11.The Rise of NGOs and Nonprofit Media Charles Lewis, American University Part VII: Policy Hurdles to Transparency 12.Keeping American Accountability Journalism Alive Len Downie, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, Arizona State University and Washington Post 13.Data, Data Everywhere: Open Data versus Big Data in the Quest for Transparency Helen Margetts, Oxford Internet Institute
Summary: Increasingly governments around the world are experimenting with initiatives in transparency or 'open government'. These involve a variety of measures including the announcement of more user-friendly government websites, greater access to government data, the extension of freedom of information legislation and broader attempts to involve the public in government decision making. However, the role of the media in these initiatives has not hitherto been examined. This volume analyses the challenges and opportunities presented to journalists as they attempt to hold governments accountable in an
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction James T. Hamilton, Nigel Bowles and David Levy Part I: Defining Transparency and Open Government Before Transparency: Disclosure as Political and Cultural Practice 1960s-1980s Michael Schudson (Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism The Impact of the Freedom of Information Act in the UK (co-author: Robert Hazell) Ben Worthy, and Robert Hazell, University College London Part II: Impact of Transparency on Accountability 3.Impact of Transparency on Accountability Peter Riddell, The Institute for Government 4.Transparency and Public Policy: Where Open Government Fails Accountability Sarah Cohen, New York Times Part III: Media Transparency and Accountability 5.Transparency John Lloyd, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism 6.'Truth Vigilantes': On Journalism and Transparency Phil Bennett, Duke University Part IV: Making Sense of Records and Data 7.The transparency opportunity: holding power to account - or making power accountable? Paul Bradshaw, Birmingham City University 8.Making Sense of Records and Data Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica Part V: Valuing Transparency in Government and the Media 9.Valuing Transparency in Government and Media Patrick Birkinshaw, University of Hull 10.Corporations and Transparency: Improving Consumer Markets and Increasing Public Accountability Joel Gurin, Federal Communications Commission (with Beth Simone Noveck) Part VI: Rise of NGOs and Nonprofit Media 11.The Rise of NGOs and Nonprofit Media Charles Lewis, American University Part VII: Policy Hurdles to Transparency 12.Keeping American Accountability Journalism Alive Len Downie, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, Arizona State University and Washington Post 13.Data, Data Everywhere: Open Data versus Big Data in the Quest for Transparency Helen Margetts, Oxford Internet Institute

Increasingly governments around the world are experimenting with initiatives in transparency or 'open government'. These involve a variety of measures including the announcement of more user-friendly government websites, greater access to government data, the extension of freedom of information legislation and broader attempts to involve the public in government decision making. However, the role of the media in these initiatives has not hitherto been examined. This volume analyses the challenges and opportunities presented to journalists as they attempt to hold governments accountable in an

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