Freedom of Information Act

RTNDA Calls for Open Government Under Obama Administration

Stevie Converse — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:41:26 -0800

Digital Rights Groups Sue for Access to Secret ACTA Treaty

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:16:21 -0700

Voted Items at FCC Are Secret, FCC Says

Stevie Converse — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:13:18 -0700

[Editor's note: To see the FCC's denial document, click here.]

When the Federal Communications Commission votes on something at a public meeting, the document they are voting on isn't necessarily for public consumption, the agency said Wednesday.

Broadcasters to Office of Government Information Services: Start Slowly

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:44:18 -0700

Broadcasters and others are weighing in on how to break the government logjam of unanswered Freedom of Information Act requests, which they argued means not trying to do too much, too soon.

Sunshine Week Brings Issues to Light

Stevie Converse — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:55:15 -0700

“A popular government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy; or, perhaps, both.”
— President James Madison, Aug. 4, 1822