Cohen on Journalism and the Open Government Movement

In her recent article Shared values, clashing goals:  Journalism and Open Government, Knight professor Sarah Cohen identifies five emerging issues that “make some journalists worry about open government initia­tives and open government advocates worry about journalists.” Cohen provides background on the evolution of the modern open government movement and investigative journalism, and draws upon recent examples of accountability reporting and government transparency initiatives to examine the similarities and differences emerging between these social actors.  Cohen’s article is published in XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students – CS in Service of Democracy, Volume 18 Issue 2, Winter 2011.