Sunshine Week CLE: Open Records – Common Practices and Alternative Investigative Methods

LNP Newsroom – 101 N. Queen Street, Lancaster, PA 17603 101 N. Queen Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Speakers: Paula Knudsen Burke, Esq., Terry Mutchler, Esq., Kelly Callihan, Esq., Josh Bonn, Esq., Sheila O'Rourke, Esq. Registration: $65 ( Registration Link - https://fs8.formsite.com/zgraph/tyvoscciyz/index.html) In-person at the LNP Newsroom – 101 N. Queen St., Lancaster, PA 17603 In this two-hour seminar you will sit in at the newly renovated LNP Newsroom with a panel of […]

$65.00

How to Use Open Records Laws

Virtual PA, United States

Join High Country News for a live virtual event and Q&A about the power of open records laws and how you can use these important tools to hold government bodies to account. In honor of Sunshine Week, an initiative to promote open government, HCN news and investigations editor Kate Schimel will host a panel with […]

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American Oversight Sunshine Week: Careers in Government Transparency

Virtual PA, United States

Join American Oversight and government transparency experts on Wednesday, March 15th at 3pm (EST) for a one-hour, virtual discussion and networking session in celebration of Sunshine Week! Participants will gain a broad understanding of careers in government transparency, have the opportunity to network with peers and professionals in the field, and learn about where to […]

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D.C. Open Government Summit

Open Gov Hub 1100 13th St. NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, United States

The 2023 Summit returns in person! All are invited to discuss the state of open government in D.C., lessons learned from the past, how transparency has driven change, and how building a coalition that fights for transparency can improve the daily lives of Washingtonians. As a new term of the D.C. Council kicks into gear, […]

Everything You Should Know About the Open Meetings Law & Freedom of Information Law in New York

Virtual PA, United States

As part of Sunshine Week, the New York Coalition For Open Government will be holding a free Zoom event, where Coalition President Paul Wolf will review the key parts of New York's open government laws. The event will occur on Thursday March 16th, at 11:00 am. If you are interested in attending, please register in […]

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The Cost of Not Knowing: Why Open Records Matter and How You Should Be Using Them

The open public record system has been the mainstay of the U.S. democracy and economy since the earliest colonial days—as essential to our infrastructure as roads, telephone lines and airports. Now, at a time when facts can easily become obscured by bias and watchdog media resources continue to decline, access to public records has never […]

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American Oversight: FOIA Seminar

Virtual PA, United States

American Oversight will be hosting The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seminar to highlight the procedures, practices, and pitfalls. This will be hosted by AO's legal and research team. This is an open invitation to learn more about government transparency, accountability, and our state-based requests covering issue areas like voting rights, redistricting, reproductive justice, immigration, […]

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Firewalls & Journalism: What to know about Internet shutdown trends

Virtual PA, United States

An open and free Internet is widely seen as essential to journalists to both conduct their reporting and to disseminate their work. But a worsening trend of authoritarian and illiberal governments moving to erect digital firewalls and cut off Internet access, particularly during times of natural disaster or political crisis, is imperiling the ability of […]

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The Sunshine Act: Pennsylvania’s Open Meetings Law

Virtual PA, United States

There’s no better time than Sunshine Week to take a closer look at the open meetings law and its impact on your local coverage. This session reviews PA’s Sunshine Act with a focus on recent changes and frequently asked questions. Melissa Melewsky, PNA’s Media Law Counsel, explains Pennsylvania’s Open Meetings Law, including reporters’ most common […]

FOI Oklahoma Awards

Virtual PA, United States

We celebrate the people and organizations who exemplify the values of and fight tirelessly for transparency, freedom of information, and the First Amendment. We also identify those who go out of their way to keep things in the dark. The honorees will be announced March 10 during Sunshine Week with a formal presentation during the First Amendment Congress in the fall of 2024.

Shining a Light: Assessing Government Transparency in South Dakota and Beyond

A virtual conversation with with David Bordewyk of South Dakota NewsMedia Association and nationally recognized FOIA expert David Cuillier of the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project, and co-director of the Brechner Center for Advancement of the First Amendment, at the University of Florida. Sponsored by the South Dakota NewsMedia Association First Amendment Committee.

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