He expected some informed criticism to help him complete the picture.

BBC: Too famous to see?

In reply to a question from Paul Givan, the Attorney General indicated that people had nothing to fear when expressing "temperate, well-informed criticism" of the judiciary.

BBC: Justice Committee

By focusing on synthesis, analysis, and informed criticism, rather than straight day-to-day reporting, knowledge journalists are less restrained by the need to maintain access to sources, and thereby may have more freedom to challenge prevailing assumptions and conventions.

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They said that the board was kept informed and that AARP faced similar criticism when it worked with the GOP on a drug benefit in 2003.

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