Worthy @benworthy1 on Freedom of Information and the Media

Ben Worthy, University of London, Birkbeck College, has published Freedom of Information and the Media. Here is the abstract.

The media are a powerful constituency of users, lobbyists and defenders of Freedom of Information (FOI) laws. This chapter examines how journalists use the laws in the UK and work to protect and extend it. It also looks at how media use is seen to damage trust in the political system and can generate resistance from government. It ends by arguing that FOI must be viewed in context and now fits within a rapidly changing information eco-system and a shifting and hybrid media environment.

Download the article from SSRN at the link.