SUNSHINE WEEK TOOLKIT

SUNSHINE WEEK 2025 CONTENT FOR PUBLICATION

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FOIA GRAPHIC FROM THE WASHINGTON POST

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CARTOONS

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Please do not alter or edit the images, which were created by editorial cartoonists, designers and artists. And while it’s not required, feel free to give a shout-out #SunshineWeek, including a link to sunshineweek.org.

Meet the Cartoonists

Ann Telnaes • Jimmy Margulies • Dave Mowry • Milt Priggee • Don Landgren Jr.

COLUMNS

The sun is setting on government transparency in Florida – and secrecy creep is affecting the rest of the US, too

Florida, the “Sunshine State,” once known as a beacon of government transparency, is growing ever darker, and the clouds are spreading throughout the United States.

From March 16-22, 2025, the nation celebrates the 20th anniversary of national Sunshine Week, which originated in Florida, historically home to the most transparent and accountable governments in the country.

Times have changed.

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About the Author: David Cuillier

The Freedom of Information Project is dedicated to protecting a robust, uninhibited marketplace of ideas and exploring what access to public information looks like in the digital age. As director, David Cuillier will facilitate public engagement, research and operational collaborations, build capacity and sustainability through fund-raising and grant requests, serve as an expert on matters of access to information and open government practices, and manage a team of collaborators.

Previously, Cuillier was an associate professor and director of graduate studies at the University of Arizona School of Journalism. A leading authority on freedom of information, he also served as president of the National Freedom of Information Coalition. During the past two decades, Cuillier has taught more than 10,000 journalists, students and citizens on how to acquire public records, and is co-author of “The Art of Access: Strategies for Acquiring Public Records” and “Transparency 2.0: Digital Data and Privacy in a Wired World.”

He is a member of the Federal FOIA Advisory Committee, which provides guidance to the National Archivist on how to improve the Freedom of Information Act, and he has testified three times before Congress regarding FOIA.

More columns coming soon. Additionally, you can browse these columns from 2024.