Examinatin of how government cost-cutting measures and increased reliance on electronic record-keeping have reduced the amount of government documents printed and distributed at low cost or free. Many agencies now find it cheap and convenient to let private companies process, repackage and sell public information -- at great profit. Large corporations can easily pay for this, but few small oranizations and individuals can.|GOVERNMENT INFORMATION IN THE ELECTRONIC AGE : CHALLENGES TO THE PRINCIPLE OF DEMOCRATIC ACCESS / hosted by Jude Thilman| produced by Harry Lin. - SERIES: The Communications revolution| no. 7 - Examinatin of how government cost-cutting measures and increased reliance on electronic record-keeping have reduced the amount of government documents printed and distributed at low cost or free. Many agencies now find it cheap and convenient to let private companies process, repackage and sell public information--at great profit. Large corporations can easily pay for this, but few small oranizations and individuals can. - BROADCAST: Satellite, 4 Nov. 1992.
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