President Obama Receives Transparency Honor In Closed-Door Ceremony
President Obama received an award from a group of transparency advocates for making the government more open to the public. However, since the ceremony itself was closed to the press, some may wonder whether the honor was awarded a bit premature? Supporters of the decision to honor Obama suggest it is similar to the rationale behind the Nobel Peace Prize, in that it is aspirational in hoping that Obama will continue to be transparent in the future.
The award was given by open-government advocates including the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press to recognize Obama’s work toward encouraging agencies to release information to the public – and to encourage him to do more. The group’s executive director, Lucy Dalglish, says she was flabbergasted that the White House didn’t allow coverage of the event Monday.
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