Open Access“The Truth is Out There”: UFO’s and Government Disclosure—A Brief Look into Exploring Recently Declassified Government Documents
Author(s) -
Ryan Dzakovic
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
dttp/documents to the people
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0270-5095
pISSN - 0091-2085
DOI - 10.5860/dttp.v45i4.6568
Subject(s) - transparency (behavior) , government (linguistics) , democracy , the internet , state (computer science) , political science , public relations , information access , access to information , internet privacy , public administration , computer science , law , world wide web , politics , philosophy , linguistics , algorithm
The extraordinary growth of information and information technologies in modern times have irrevocably changed the way participants of a democracy access, navigate, share, and normalize information retrieval practices. The unprecedented access afforded by these technologies, the fluency with which people use to navigate it and a government seemingly moving toward more transparency have further democratized information access for all citizens. The commitment of government to ensure the sustainable relationship between citizen and information has been helped by the synergy of government publications and the internet. Barnes et al. state,