Question

What are the reasonable limits in which the media should be allowed to cover governmental meetings in the media role of informing the electorate of the activities of government?

Answer 1

Governmental meetings are supposed to be public and therefore, the media should cover all government meetings. I believe the only exceptions are those meetings in which personnel matters or security concerns are discussed.

The final decisions must be made in public and available to the media.

Answer 2

What about sensitive national security meetings? Should the media have access to these too? How about military meetings or Court Martials?

Answer 3

Both of those come under the headings of personnel matters and security.

Answer 4

Ok, thank you!

Answer 5

You're welcome.