The Scholarly Wing of the Public Cybrary and the Right to Know

Libr@ries ◽  
2013 ◽  
pp. 227-244
Keyword(s):  
Right To Know ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Right To Know ◽  
The Right

scholarly journals The question of crime: How much does the public have the right to know?

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy Cameron-Dow
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Crime Reporting ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Right To Know ◽  
The Public ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
International Scale ◽  
The People ◽  
The Right To Know ◽  
The Right

The public right to know is of particular significance when considering the reporting of crime and criminal justice. The internet has demonstrated strong influences upon crime reporting in mainstream media, including the range of material it provides to audiences. In addition, the internet has exposed journalists to new legal and ethical ramifications that accompany reportage on an international scale and, while it may be ‘giving the people what they want’, it has also exacerbated the controversy surrounding the perennial question of how much the public has a right to know. 

scholarly journals Keterbukaan Informasi Publik Data Pertanahan

Widya Bhumi ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-64
Author(s):  
Nur Rahmanto
Keyword(s):  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Right To Know ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Human Right ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Administration ◽  
The Right To Know ◽  
The Right

In essence, every citizen has the right to know about all activities or policies carried out by public officials, this is in addition to the right to obtain information, it is a human right as well as a means of public control over government administration, but the right to obtain this information is often There are obstacles both in terms of regulations and unsupportive behavior of public officials. Law Number 14 of 2008 (UU KIP) which regulates the issue of public information disclosure in its implementation conflicts with Permenagraria / Ka BPN Number 3 of 1997, in which the regulation of the Minister of State for Agrarian Affairs regulates restrictions on restrictions in providing information on land data which are often inconsistent with with the regulation of public information disclosure regulated in the KIP Law, so that the public does not immediately get information on land data which in turn will lead to a lawsuit from the public to the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning / BPN at the Information Commission and State Administrative Court. By using the desk study method, this paper will examine the information disclosure arrangements stipulated in the two regulations referred to as well as the conflicts that occur both in the articles of the contents of the regulations and in their implementation practices so that solutions or recommendations will be obtained so that public information disclosure can run properly in Indonesia country.Keywords: public information disclosure, data sharing, land data . Intisari: Setiap warga masyarakat pada hahekatnya adalah berhak untuk tahu mengenai semua kegiatan atau kebijakan yang dilakukan oleh pejabat publik, hal ini selain hak untuk memperoleh informasi itu adalah hak asasi setiap manusia juga sebagai sarana kontrol publik terhadap penyelenggaraan pemerintahan, akan tetapi hak untuk memperoleh informasi ini sering ada kendala baik dari sisi regulasi maupun perilaku petugas publik yang tidak mendukung. Undang Undang Nomor 14 Tahun 2008 (UU KIP) yang mengatur masalah keterbukaan informasi publik dalam pelaksanannya berbenturan dengan Permenagraria/Ka BPN Nomor 3 Tahun 1997, dimana di dalam peraturan Menteri Negara Agraria dimaksud diatur mengenai pembatasan pembatasan dalam memberikan informasi data pertanahan yang seringkali tidak sejalan dengan pengaturan keterbukaan informasi publik yang diatur di dalam UU KIP, sehingga masyarakat tidak serta merta bisa mendapatkan informasi data pertanahan yang pada akhirnya akan memunculkan gugatan dari masyarakat kepada Kementerian Agraria dan Tata Ruang/BPN di Komisi Informasi  dan Pengadilan Tata Usaha Negara. Dengan menggunakan methode desk study tulisan ini akan mengkaji pengaturan keterbukaan informasi yang diatur di dalam kedua peraturan dimaksud serta pertentangan yang terjadi baik di dalam pasal pasal isi peraturan maupun di dalam praktek pelaksanaannya untuk selanjutnya akan diperoleh solusi atau rekomendasi sehingga keterbukaan informasi publik dapat berjalan dengan baik di Negara Indonesia.Kata Kunci: keterbukaan informasi publik, berbagi data, data pertanahan.

scholarly journals The Right to Know? The Politics of Information about Contraception in France (1950s–80s)

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bibia Pavard
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Social Values ◽  
Right To Know ◽  
Power Struggle ◽  
The Public ◽  
Change Of State ◽  
The Right To Know ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Right ◽  
Communication Policies

In 1920 in France, a law was passed prohibiting abortion, the sale of contraceptives and ‘anti-conception propaganda’. While contraception was legalised in 1967 and abortion in 1975, ‘anti-natalist propaganda’ remained forbidden. This article takes seriously the aim of the French state to prevent the circulation of information for demographic reasons. Drawing from government archives, social movement archives and media coverage, the article focuses on the way the propaganda ban contributed to shaping the public debate on contraception as well as lastingly impacting the ability of the state to communicate on the subject. It first shows how birth control activists challenged the legal interdiction against communicating about contraception (1956–67) without questioning the natalist obligation. It then shows how, after 1968, communication on contraception became a power struggle carried out by various actors (sexologists and feminist and leftist activists) and how the dissemination of information about contraception was thought of as a way to challenge moral and social values. Finally, the article describes the change of state communication policies in the mid-1970s, leading to the first national campaign on contraception launched in 1981, which defined information as a task that women should take on.

scholarly journals Reclaim the right to know toki and locate it online

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-14
Author(s):  
Lisa Williams-Lahari
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Right To Know ◽  
The Public ◽  
Talking Heads ◽  
The Right To Know ◽  
Governance Process ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

Commentary: A Cook Islands proverb goes like this: Taraia to toki, ei toki tarai enua – ‘Sharpen your adze, the adze to carve nations.’ Applying the proverb in this context, the toki/adze can be seen as the media. The right to know is the tool which keeps the adze strong and effective. When the toki is well prepared for its work, the impact on public debate and protection of media freedoms is strongest. The diversity of news outlets and ‘talking heads’ in the public domain helps foster a sense of public participation; and ownership of the governance process. When the adze is blunted by lack of Freedom of Information legislation, or by the failure of media workers to pressure for the public interest and the right to know, we see the deadening impacts that many of us can attest to in our countries.

The Right to Know: The Unfolding of the Public Records

1982 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Cantwell
Keyword(s):  
Right To Know ◽  
Public Records ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Right To Know ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
Official Information

IN NOVEMBER 1979 THE GOVERNMENT ABANDONED ITS PROtection of Official Information Bill within a fortnight of its second reading in the Lords. That it should have failed to survive its first encounter outside the departmental world in which it was conceived, came as no surprise to those familiar with what Dick Crossman, in reference to excessive secrecy, once described as the real English disease.

scholarly journals Why ethical journalists deserve better code

1996 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-22
Author(s):  
Peter Cronau
Keyword(s):  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Right To Know ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Right To Know ◽  
The Right

As Pacific journalists seek codes of ethics of their own, the new draft Australian code of ethics fails to give journalists and the public confidence. An open and comprehensive process of consulation is needed. The code needs to better protect the right to know. 

Implementation of the Right to Know

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-97
Author(s):  
Victoria Moody
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Framework ◽  
Right To Know ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Right To Know ◽  
The Right

Victoria Moody of the Information Commissioner's Office considers the regulatory framework of the right to know. It focuses on the public/private interface of information held by public authorities in the outsourcing of their functions.

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