Question

The Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, guarantees...?

A. people denial to public records and provides procedures to protect recorsd from federal government agencies

B. protection of reporter's sources

C. people's access to public records and provides procedures to obtain records from federal government agencies

D. freedom for journalist to obtain information for stories in any way possible

Answer 1

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) generally provides that any person has the right to request access to federal agency records or information except to the extent the records are protected from disclosure by any of nine exemptions contained in the law or by one of three special law enforcement record exclusions.