The U.S. pioneered the concept of a right to access public information.
Evidence
The world owes the United States a debt for its pioneering work in the area of RTI, most especially for promoting the foundational notion that individuals have a right to access information held by public authorities. — David E Pozen; Michael Schudson, Troubling Transparency- The History and…, 1328
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David E Pozen; Michael Schudson, Troubling Transparency- The History and…, 1328
- XREF: connects to: The Freedom of Information Act emerged in the twentieth century. — David E Pozen; Michael Schudson, Troubling Transparency- The History and…, 820; FOIA’s ideal of transparency has practical implications for government.