freedom of information act misused by media to create stories, says grayling /

Published at 2015-10-29 16:16:29

Home / Categories / Press freedom / freedom of information act misused by media to create stories, says grayling
Leader of the Commons Chris Grayling criticises use of FoI requests as a ‘research tool’ to ‘generate stories
A Conse
rvative cabinet minister has signalled a crackdown on the “misuse” of freedom of information requests as a means of researching stories for journalists.
Chris Grayling,the leader of the House of Commons, said it was incorrect that the Freedom of Information Act was being used as a “research tool” to “generate stories” for the media.
Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com