Kurt Farrugia, Head Of Government Communications Should all government documents be open to the public without restriction? The simple, straightforward answer is no. Not all documents can be published but most of them should. This might sound shocking to many journalists, including myself who, until 2008, worked as a journalist by profession. Obtaining government information (let alone official documents) as a journalist up till 2008 was like drawing blood from a stone. I had no way to demand, by right, a public document, even if it was deemed in the public interest. In the last... This article is part of our premium content. Full story is available on Times of Malta Premium.
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