National Key Points: ‘Transparency necessary to repair the rot’

In the long-running game between the government and the media, the key is really the ability of reporters to get government to cough up information. Sometimes it's about government officials wanting to get their good story (if they have one to tell) out there, sometimes it's about spin. And sometimes you have to go to court to drag it out of them. The Right2Know Campaign, the SA History Archive, and the Mail & Guardian (as usual) have all done journalists one of the biggest favours of the decade: they've forced the Police Ministry to reveal the list of National Key Points. Until they appeal. And lose again. By STEPHEN GROOTES.