Schudson, Michael, <br/><br/>
The rise of the right to know :  politics and the culture of transparency, 1945-1975 / 
Michael Schudson. 
 - Cambridge, Massachusetts :  The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,  (c)2015. 
 - 1 online resource (348 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>A cultural right to know --  Origins of the Freedom of Information Act --  The consumer's right to be informed --  Opening up Congress --  The media's presence --  "To let people know in time" --  Transparency in a transformed democracy --  Disclosure and its discontents. 
<br/><br/> "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."--Provided by publisher. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674915787 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Freedom of information--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Transparency in government--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Consumer protection--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Environmental impact statements--History--United States--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF4774  / .R574 2015