Table 2 Access to Information Pathways
Pathway | Description/examples |
|---|---|
Proactive dissemination | Formal government publications, official web site, agency reading room open to the public |
Requester model | Documents are released in response to a formal or informal request based on discretion of government agents or statutory guidelines (e.g., Freedom of Information Act request) |
Open meetings | Allowing public access to advisory committee meetings. |
Informal pathways | Whistleblowing—disclosure by a government employee, to the public or those in authority, of mismanagement or corruption within an agency; leaking—disclosure of confidential documents. |