Abstract
That a well-informed public is a better electorate, and that the more information people have available to them, the better will be their decision-making processes and products have become increasingly axiomatic during the 200 plus years of this country's growth and development. This axiom is trotted out for public display, much like grandmother's heirloom comforter, on significant political and ceremonial occasions: electoral contests, Fourth of July celebrations, and every meeting of every chapter of Sigma Delta Chi. "The more the people know," we are told, "the better off our democratic form of government will be.”
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Speech Communication
Volume
22
Issue
1
First Page
10
Last Page
16
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Sayer, James E.
(1990)
"Confronting the Media's Con Job: The Public Does Not Have a Right to Know,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 22:
No.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol22/iss1/4
Copyright
©1990 Iowa Communication Association
