The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will kick off Sunshine Week, an annual nationwide celebration of access to public information, with a panel discussion on “Making Access Happen: FOIA at the National Archives” on Monday, March 13, at 1 p.m. ET. The event will be live-streamed on the National Archives YouTube Channel. Staff experts […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sunshine Week celebrates our FOIA community. Open government is a key component of democracy and Sunshine Week helps to shed light on initiatives that support this mission.
The S.C. Press Association's annual legal update which will focus on the importance of public records and open government as March 10-16 is Sunshine Week! Join our panel of media law experts who will offer a no-holds-barred discussion on the open government, open courts, First Amendment and legal issues you're facing. Panelists include SCPA Attorneys Taylor Smith and Jay Bender, and Carl Muller.