. . . so do governments.

No data means there is either no data, or the data is being suppressed. Not an easy thing in the U.S., where every tom, dick and harry with a pencil and pad of paper thinks they're a reporter and so demands access to everything under the sun -- and they'll get the money-grubbing lawyers to back them up.

What's it like in France? I mean, if it's like we have it a-way over here, then everything's jake. On the other hand, if the roll of journalist is confined to genuine journalists, and the government has free reign over what data is to be released and what data is to be supressed -- well...

Dan