Wednesday, March 15th, 2006
Sunshine Week: Newspapers and Broadcasters Challenge Government Secrecy
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This week is "Sunshine Week" when newspapers, magazines, broadcasters,
and Web sites around the nation publish reports to raise public
awareness about the importance of open government. We look at an
upcoming special on the PBS weekly newsmagazine NOW that challenges
government secrecy in America through the stories of whistleblowers.
[includes rush transcript]
This week is "Sunshine Week" when newspapers, magazines,
broadcasters, and Web sites around the nation publish reports to raise
public awareness about the importance of open government.
On Friday, the PBS weekly newsmagazine NOW will air a one-hour special about government secrecy. Titled "The Sunshine Gang," the NOW segment shines a spotlight on the erosion of open government in America through the stories of whistleblowers.
- Maria Hinojosa, senior correspondent of the PBS newsmagazine NOW.
- Peter Meryash, producer of the PBS Newsmagazine NOW.
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