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Journalism Groups Urge Obama To Stop Excessive Controls On Public Information

Thirty-eight journalism and open government groups (including the National Press Photographers Association) today called on President Barack Obama to stop practices in federal agencies that prevent important information from getting to the public.

via NPPA: https://nppa.org/news/journalism-groups-urge-president-stop-excessive-controls-public-information

“Anytime officials suppress information or downplay scientific findings, they are interfering with the public’s right to know. When reporters are ignored, and access is denied, news stories suffer and the public is cheated.”