Hearing June 7 on FOI ombudsman bill

  Council Member Mary Cheh (Ward 3), chair of the Government Operations Committee, will hold a hearing at 10 a.m. June 7 on the Open Government Office Establishment Act of…

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Getting the story out of Thailand thanks to new media

Butler Cain, a member of the SPJ International Committee, posted an interesting interview with a freelancer living in Thailand about how he used good old journalism skills with digital technology…

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Dateline Awards Dinner parking options

  The venue for SPJ's annual awards dinner offers several transportation and parking options. The restaurant is located two blocks from the Friendship Heights terminal for several Metrobus and RideOn…

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Ethics under discussion, Michigan lawmaker wants to license journalists

A state senator in Michigan wants to set down rules for who can be a journalist. I posted a discussion of this on my George Mason site for students to…

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FOI ombudsman bill gets public hearing

  D.C. City Council Member Mary Cheh (Ward 3) has called a public hearing June 7 at 10 a.m. on her bill to create an office to oversee compliance with…

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