Susan Ginsburg Hadden

[James Love <love@tap.org>]

     Our condolences go out to the family and friends of Susan
Ginsburg Hadden of Austin, Texas, who was killed on January 15th
in Cambodia.

     On Sunday, Susan Ginsburg Hadden, a professor from the LBJ
School of Government, was murdered in a remote area of Cambodia. 
Susan's guide was also killed, and her husband, James Hadden,
Jr., was seriously injured.  According to reports from the New
York Times and the Associated Press, Susan and her husband were
attempting to visit the ancient Khmer capitol of Angkor, a trip
that was arranged as Susan's 50th birthday present.  A tour van
was attacked Sunday morning, at a roadblock some 15 miles from
the center of Angkor.  The Cambodian government says that the
party was attacked by Khmer Rouge guerrillas, but there is also
speculation that the attack was the work of bandits.

     Susan was active in debates about the Information
Superhighway, and was a contributor to several Internet
discussions lists, such as telecomreg and roundtable.  She has
served on several federal, state, and local government and
private advisory boards, and is the author of "A Citizen's Right
to Know: Risk Communication and Public Policy" which analyzes the
effect of providing the public access to data about environmental
hazards, and "Read the Label: Reducing Risk by Providing
Information" which considers the information policies of five
agencies.  Professor Hadden was a staunch advocate of citizen
empowerment through better public access to government
information, measures to promote universal access to modern
telecommunications services, and other public policy issues.  Her
voice will be missed.

James Love
Ned Daly
Michael Ward
TAP


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