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Wednesday, March 28, 2007 5:23 PM

California prison media access bill clears Senate committee

For the third year in a row, Sen. Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles, is pushing legislation that would make it easier for reporters to set up interviews with prison inmates. The bill, SB 1521, cleared its first legislative hurdle this week in a 4-0 vote
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:31 PM

Eastern Kentucky U. SPJ chapter co-sponsors "Right to Know" night

Information that is public knowledge may often remain in the dark, but a Madison County organization Monday showed the public how the Sunshine Law can bring otherwise undisclosed information to light. The League of Women Voters of Berea and Madison
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:28 PM

Photographer facing trial over crash photographs

WHARTON, Texas  — As a prize-winning freelance photographer who has shot numerous accidents and fires for the local fire department, Elmer Cavender likes to work close to the action. "Elmer pushed the envelope. He felt the heat. If we'd have
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:20 PM

SPJer fights to improve Berkeley's transperancy

SPJer Judith Scherr, representing the Freedom of Information Committee of the Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California chapter, shares her experiences in trying to persaude Berkeley's government to be more transparent.There’s a contradiction
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:16 PM

Editorial: Power-hungry Fla. superintendent teaches bad civics lesson

Let's hope a judge gives Miami-Dade Public Schools students a vital civics lesson this week. The superintendent should get the same lesson — and a reprimand.   The case to be March 29 in circuit court will help decide who's really in
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:09 PM

Editorial: Make Connecticut Judges Accountable

One of the most important bills pending in theConnecticut legislature is a proposed constitutional amendment that would require the Judicial Branch to obey the state Freedom of Information Act. It should be passed to give the voters the subsequent
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007 12:59 PM

Remembering the role of journalists

FOI Committee Vice Chair David Cuillier reports about a recent Sunshine Week conference in Arizona. Here is the response of Nicholas Wilbur at the Kingman Daily Miner after attending. It's good for all journalists to remember what Nicholas says.Journalism
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Thursday, March 08, 2007 7:57 PM

Minnesota media groups and SPJ seek cameras in courts

From Joan Gilbertson, WCCO-TV News    Minnesota Pro Chapter of SPJ and more than 20 other media organizations and state journalism leaders believe it’s time for greater public access to Minnesota courts.     After
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Thursday, March 08, 2007 7:27 PM

AP's Tom Curley and others testify on FOIA reform March 14

March 8, 2007AP PRESS RELEASEAP's Tom Curley to testify about the Freedom of Information Act at Senate hearingNEW YORK -- Associated Press President and CEO Tom Curley is set to testify on Capitol Hill at a March 14 hearing by the Senate Judiciary
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