«Shannon E. Martin’s account of the evolution of Freedom of Information policy and practice in the United States provides historical context for students, journalists, and activists – in fact, for anyone who cares about the future of open government in a democratic society.» (Jane E. Kirtley, University of Minnesota)
«Shannon E. Martin’s account of the evolution of Freedom of Information policy and practice in the United States provides historical context for students, journalists, and activists – in fact, for anyone who cares about the future of open government in a democratic society.» (Jane E. Kirtley, University of Minnesota)

The Author: Shannon E. Martin is Professor of Communication at the University of Maine. She is the author of Bits, Bytes and Big Brother: Federal Information Control in the Technological Age (1995) and Post-Vietnam Confrontations: U.S. Wars and the Media in Primary Documents (2005). She is also co-author with Kathleen A. Hansen of Newspapers of Record in a Digital Age: From Hot Type to Hot Link (1998), and co-editor with David Copeland of The Function of Newspapers in Society: A Global Perspective (2003).