BOURN, John

Les relations avec les médias - Paris : IIAP, avril/juin 1999

Analysis of the responses of 34 supreme audit institutions to a questionnaire on their relations with the media has enbled a somewhat qualified table of these reactions to be drawn up. On the one hand there are a number of frequently identifiable differences between countries, relating to the status of these relations, to the type of report published, to the strategy adopted with regard to the media, or moreover with respect to the media coverage given, On the other hand, there is a general tendency towards a growth in public and media interest in the work of the supreme audit intitutions. This increased sensibility is accompanied by tangible advantages, but also presents a more important risk of criticism of these activities