Media monitoring
Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
1. Who (Which department or other organization) exercise monitoring prepared for the PM Julia Gillard on the basis of study of news channels, periodicals and online publications?
2. Which documents govern the monitoring procedure? I’d like to get copies of these documents.
3. Please provide copies of media monitoring sheets, prepared for the PM, on the week 29 Oct – 5 Nov 2012.
Yours faithfully, Nathan Weaver.
FOI/2012/102
Dear Mr Weaver,
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (the Department) has
received your email dated 4 December 2012 in which you made a request
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 in the following terms:
1. Who (Which department or other organization) exercise monitoring
prepared for the PM Julia Gillard on the basis of study of news
channels, periodicals and online publications?
2. Which documents govern the monitoring procedure? I’d like to get
copies of these documents.
3. Please provide copies of media monitoring sheets, prepared for
the PM, on the week 29 Oct – 5 Nov 2012.
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Dear Mr Weaver,
Please see the attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request.
Regards
FOI Adviser
Legal Policy Branch
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Phone: 02 6271 5849
Email: [DPMC request email]
Please note that the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet ceases normal business for the Christmas period starting Tuesday 25 December 2012 up to and including Tuesday 1 January 2013, returning to work on Wednesday 2 January 2013.