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BY TERRY EBERLE What are public officials afraid of? Why do they spend so much time fighting openness? Let the sunshine in. The latest example is with Edison State College. We have been asking for public records for more than 10 weeks and they are just dribbling in a few at a time. Now we find they didn’t even keep . . . → Read More: The News-Press: Open access, records are essential to democracy EDITORIAL We’ve said it here countless times — the openness of government in Florida is a model for the nation, and something to be treasured and preserved by its citizens. Yet every year, there are attempts to chip away at open government, and this year is no exception. The First Amendment Foundation, a private, nonpartisan guardian of Florida’s Sunshine . . . → Read More: Tallahassee Democrat: Governor needs to defend open government EDITORIAL Gov. Rick Scott has been criticized for failing to support Florida’s strong legacy of open government, but he could rebut his critics by vetoing bills making it harder for the press or citizens to check out suspicious deaths, abuse of seniors and public airport records. It’s a chance for Scott to redeem his vow to champion open . . . → Read More: The News-Press: Governor must honor open records vow EDITORIAL What the public sees under Florida’s Sunshine Law isn’t always pretty — but it can be critically important. Gov. Rick Scott should veto legislation restricting public access to photographs, video and audio recordings of deaths captured by police or other official recordings. No, that’s not an argument to routinely display them on television or the Internet or . . . → Read More: Pensacola News Journal: Scott’s veto pen needed An e-mail addressed to the alumni of The Independent Florida Alligator from President Emeritus Ed Barber describes the University of Florida’s plan to eliminate many of the Alligator’s news racks and replace them with plain, black modular units with multiple publications. The Alligator fears this may lessen its reach to readers by restricting branding, curtailing distribution and limiting ease of . . . → Read More: Threat to The Independent Florida Alligator The 2011 Florida Press Foundation Silent and Live Auction will be held at the Florida Press Association & Florida Society of Newspaper Editors Annual Convention, June 30 to July 1 at the Vinoy Resort in St. Pete. All convention and awards ceremony attendees are welcomed and encouraged to bid on auction items. Monies raised through the auction will . . . → Read More: 2011 Florida Press Foundation Silent and Live Auction BY JIM ASH Governor Rick Scott, the political newcomer who critics say has a tin ear for open government, is the last hope for First Amendment advocates who want him to veto bills that they contend would make it harder to investigate suspicious deaths, elder abuse and wasteful spending. Read . . . → Read More: Tallahassee Democrat: First Amendment advocates say Scott should veto bills that would hurt open government FSNE/FPA Annual Meeting FSNE colleagues: See old friends, make new connections, share ideas and take home some “best practice” tips at the 2011 meeting of the Florida Society of News Editors and the Florida Press Association. Our annual get together with Florida Press is less than one month away, June 30 to July . . . → Read More: Updated Program for the 2011 Florida Society of News Editors and Florida Press Association Annual Meeting 1. CS/SB 170 Electronic Filing & Receipt of Court Records: In pertinent part, requires each state attorney and public defender to implement a system that allows for the electronic filing and receipt of court records. Similar to HB 443. Sen. Mike Bennett (R-Bradenton) DOES NOT CREATE AN EXEMPTION BY KYLE MUNZENRIEDER “Are there things we don’t want you to know? Yes,” Brian Burgess, Rick Scott’s communication director (or misdirector in many cases) tells the Times/Herald’s Tallahassee Bureau. “There are things we don’t want to broadcast to our opponents.” Florida’s Sunshine Laws are supposed to foster an open and transparent government, but time and time again, Scott’s administration . . . → Read More: Miami New Times: Rick Scott’s Administration Really Hates Sunshine Laws |
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