2011 Sunshine Sunday Contributions

2011 Sunshine Sunday contributions are being posted as they are received. Click here to view the official page.

Stories

• National Freedom of Information Day by Zack Baddorf, Free Speech Radio News
• Florida Gov. Rick Scott Launches Public Records Website by Michael C. Bender, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau
• Gov. Rick Scott’s Team Struggles to Put Social Media in the Sunshine by Michael C. Bender, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau
• As Cities Put Records Online, Requests Dwindle by Joseph Freeman, Orlando Sentinel
• His Friend’s Disappearance Launched Him on a Public Records Crusade by Amelia Gonzalez, Miami Herald
• Florida Governments Improve in Public Records Audit by Jennifer Kay, Associated Press
• Florida Celebrates Access to Public Records by The South Florida Sun Sentinal

Editorials

• Bradenton Herald
• Florida Today
• The Lakeland Ledger
• Naples Daily News
• The News-Press (Sunday)
• The News-Press (Thursday)
• Orlando Sentinel
• The Palm Beach Post
• Pensacola News Journal
• Sarasota Herald-Tribune
• Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers
• The St. Augustine Record
• The St. Petersburg Times
• Tallahassee Democrat
• Tampa Bay Newspapers

Cartoons

• The Baker County Press by Ed Hall
• Florida Today by Jeff Parker
• Pensacola News Journal by Andy Marlette

Columns

• Dying to Know by Patsy Palmer, Tallahassee Attorney
• Transparency, Access Key in Democracy by Barbara A. Petersen, First Amendment Foundation President
• The First Amendment, Florida’s Government in the Sunshine, the Fourth Branch of Government and the Public’s Right to Know by Matthew Weidner, St. Petersburg Attorney
• Sunshine Brigade Helps Citizens Use Information (Editorial Sidebar) compiled by Mark Stephens, The News-Press Senior Editorial Writer