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Privatization v. the Public’s Right to Know

6/1/20074/22/2015

Author: The Reporters Committee for the Freedom of Press

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The public records and open meetings laws that the press relies on provide much less access to the private contractors than if those responsibilities are still in government hands. That can make it nearly impossible for the media to provide oversight of important public services and report on how taxpayer money is being spent.

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