Mr. Michael Brennan:

I support what Mr. Ó Mongáin's point that, effectively, it is basic journalism practice, rule 101. Also, one may do oneself a disservice because sometimes what is in the FOI document is not quite what one thinks it is and unless one goes and chases up the person, the Department or whoever, one may get into a great deal of difficulty. It is basic good practice. People have a right of reply and often it can change the story to what the journalist thought it was in the first place.