Best case scenario- elected officials, public agencies, & a free and independent press work together to keep people informed.
JFK speaks about the role of the press in a free society-
What a working relationship with the press looks like:
Human error blamed for $3 million Washington State ferry motor meltdown
Note- event took place in Nov & investigation has been completed and shared with the public.
Please compare to the local Border Patrol whistleblower investigation which took more than a year to complete & resulted in further suppression of information:
Local whistleblower steps forward-
US Border Patrol, Port Angeles, WA-
Aug 2010-
A US Border Patrol spokesperson tells the press:
Aug 2011-
Imagine a school district wanting to expand staff and facilities and, at the same time- suppressing public information Re: the number of students enrolled, teachers on staff and number of students graduated in the past 36 months.
“…the Border Patrol has refused to divulge the number of agents in Port Angeles…”
Sept 2012-
Denied FOIA requests-
Port Angeles USBP station- grand opening:
No topics to be discussed unless pre-approved by the agency in question.
Background-
Secret arrest statistics are un-American
A Very Effective Information Suppression Campaign
Local whistleblower steps forward-
Related-
Positive Examples in Law Enforcement
Video- Reporters Doing Promotional & Public Relations Work-
Discuss on facebook
Olympic Peninsula Border Patrol timeline here.
Possibly of interest:
Photo- Fort Flagler scene
Great post. It needs to be known. I’ve shared.