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Book Presentation: "Public Secrets: The Difficult Access to Government Information and the Need for Transparency"

September 1, 2008
On September 4, the launch of the book *Public Secrets: The Difficult Access to Government Information and the Need for Transparency* by Prof. Andrés Alsina, a journalism professor at the school, and Mariana Zabala, published by Fin de Siglo, took place in the Auditorium of the School of Communication and Design. The presentation was led by César Aguiar.

The book raises the following questions: How much can one know about public affairs? What happens when citizens ask questions? Is the government prepared to answer? This work presents practical examples of the government’s practice of withholding information. It also reviews the long process of enshrining this fundamental freedom, offers a critical analysis of the law intended to resolve the issue, and highlights basic democratic questions that will inevitably arise as this debate continues.

The event was organized by the Academic Coordination of Journalism.