How public is public information? How can reporters and editors deal with public information officers, and others, who put barriers between the audience and primary sources? Joinour speakers for Paul Fletcher, publisher of Virginia Lawyers Weekly, Frank LoMonte, director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, and veteran Washington reporter Kathryn Foxhall for a practical discussion about this vital, worsening problem.
Speakers
Frank Lomonte
Director @Brechner Center for Freedom of Information
Kathryn Foxhall
Federal Health Reporter
Recording Secretary, Washington DC SPJ Pro Chapter
Paul Fletcher
Chair @Freedom of Information Committee, Society of Professional Journalists
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