Kick off the week of emphasis on efforts to promote open government and “sunshine” laws that require government business to be publicly accessible with the March 15 program at 11:30 a.m. EDT sponsored by the National Press Club’s Press Freedom Team and the National Press Club Journalism Institute, “Sunshine Week: Press freedom, investigative journalism and opening closed doors.”
They will lead a discussion on public access to information and the role that investigative journalism plays in restoring public trust, with practical advice from Associated Press global investigations editor Ron Nixon and The Markup president Nabiha Syed, moderated by CQ Roll Call senior writer John Donnelly.
Participants will learn:
— How to overcome obstacles and access government information
— Methods for diversifying investigative teams and what/who journalists investigate
— Ways news organizations are addressing escalating threats to journalists.
To participate, register in advance by clicking here.