Journalism Through RTI
eBook - ePub

Journalism Through RTI

Information, Investigation, Impact

  1. 232 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Journalism Through RTI

Information, Investigation, Impact

About this book

This book is a definitive guide to using Right to Information (RTI) or Freedom of Information (FOI) or Access to Information (ATI) for journalists, journalism students, social activists, researchers and concerned citizens. In the age of fake news, the smart quip on Twitter, the cheap shot, the put-down, the hyperbolic rant that passes for reportage, this book shows how effective use of the RTI can be a bedrock for investigative journalism and for speaking truth to power.

The volume:

  • Presents a comprehensive history of transparency laws across the world
  • Includes pioneering stories from the field that map how ideas were conceived, how questions were framed, how RTI applications were filed, how those were followed up, how the information was processed into a news story and what their impact was
  • Shows how to write stories beyond the classical inverted pyramid—who, why, what, where, when and how
  • Lists attempts to make the laws ineffective

Written by one of the pioneers in the field, this volume will be an indispensable reading for scholars and researchers in political science, governance, law and legal studies, democracy, public policy, social change and media studies. It will also immensely interest the everyday reader who wants to learn more about RTI and activism.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Endorsement Page
  3. Half Title page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Figures
  9. Foreword
  10. Preface
  11. Acknowledgements
  12. 1 Journey of RTI from Sweden to India: Role of the Media and Governments’ Changing Approach towards It
  13. 2 Breaking the Jan Dhan Story: The One Rupee Trick
  14. 3 Cracking Contributions to PM CARES Fund
  15. 4 Retrieval of Stolen Indian Antiquities
  16. 5 Two Crucial Reforms in Higher Education
  17. 6 I Hereby Declare…: Assets and Liabilities by Union Ministers, MPs, MLAs, Judges of Higher Judiciary, Bureaucrats and Electoral Candidates
  18. 7 Personal Staff of Ministers and MPs
  19. 8 MPs’ Long-Staying Guests; and Transfer of GV Mavalankar Auditorium and Suites-Flats of VP House to Constitution Club
  20. 9 Cogs in the Wheels of Justice and Exemptions of CBI from the RTI Act
  21. 10 Cleaning of Rivers: Streams of Filth
  22. 11 Union Ministers Flying Abroad on Public Money
  23. 12 Bureaucrats Flying Abroad and Making Points
  24. 13 NGOs Funded by the Government and from Abroad
  25. 14 Contribution from NRIs in Swachh Bharat Kosh, Clean Ganga Fund and Bharat Ke Veer
  26. 15 Mammoth Exercise to Get Data of Arms Licenses Issued to Private Persons
  27. 16 RTIing Every Nook and Corner
  28. 17 How a Journalist Can File an RTI and See the Change
  29. Index