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The Rise of the Right to Know: Politics and the Culture of Transparency, 1945-1975 Hardcover – 18 Sep 2015

by Michael Schudson (Author)
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Michael Schudson makes a convincing argument that during [the Cold War era] an unprecedented culture of government openness emerged primarily in domestic institutions. Schudson recounts in detail how the public gained the right of access to government documents; to agencies predictions of the environmental consequences of their actions; to basic information about processed foods; and to the deliberations and individual votes of Congress. Thanks to Schudson s own research and reporting, each of these accounts features an unexpected cast of characters, and each shows how big changes can begin with the actions of a few impassioned individuals. --Mary Graham"American Prospect" (10/01/2015)"

"Schudson s second skill is a knowledgeable and clear-eyed view of what journalists do [...] One of the many strengths of The Rise of the Right To Know is its insistent emphasis on culture and its interaction with law. -- Times Literary Supplement

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Michael Schudson is Professor of Journalism at Columbia University.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully readable and wonderfully illuminating 3 Feb. 2016
By Judy Polumbaum - Published on Amazon.com
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In this lucidly written study of the rise of transparency as an American value and, more importantly, practice during the 1960s-70s, sociologist Michael Schudson punctures conventional wisdom with his typical understated brilliance and brings us to a new understanding of U.S. society and politics. Unearthing hitherto neglected evidence through a series of case studies in informational openness, Schudson shows how important values that were never a part of the Founding Fathers' original conceptions emerged in the last century as part of a major cultural shift. (For more kudos, see my forthcoming review in the Journal of Communication Inquiry.)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A beautifully written, compelling historical sociology based on subtly connected ... 30 Jan. 2016
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A beautifully written, compelling historical sociology based on subtly connected case studies that documents the rise of the "right to know" in American culture from the late 1950s to the 1970s.
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