Category: PIO Project
Documents and events related to work done dealing with PIOs in government offices.
Open letter to Washington Post: Controls on press access at FDA meant baby formula shortage not reported before there was a crisis
From PR Office Censorship, a blog by Kathryn Foxhall, freedom of information advocate and member of the board of directors of the SPJ Washington, D.C., Pro Chapter Open Letter to…
Gatekeeping continues to prevent the flow of government information to journalists, public
PRESS RELEASE March 14, 2022 CONTACT:Kathryn Foxhall, SPJ Freedom of Information Committee Vice Chair, 301-779-8239, kfoxhall@verizon.netJennifer Royer, SPJ Director of Communications and Marketing, 317-361-4134, jroyer@spj.org INDIANAPOLIS – Editor’s Note: The following column was…
What to do when public information officers restrict access to school information? Panel to advise, March 16
(Information is from the National Press Club Journalism Institute) America’s public schools are coming under unusually strong attention from the general public — scrutiny communities typically rely on journalists…
US Government Scientific Integrity Fast-Track Action Committee releases report: ‘Protecting the Integrity of Government Science’
After many calls from journalism and other public interest groups, the Biden administration on Jan. 11, 2022, issued a report on the policy and practices within the U.S. government that…
Update: Fighting the ‘PIO chokepoints’ that limit media access to government sources
In this 104th episode of “E&P Reports,” publisher Mike Blinder speaks with national Society of Professional Journalists immediate past president and editorial and opinion director at the San Diego Union-Tribune…