Jeb Bush, a rumored 2016 Republican presidential candidate, just decided to publish hundreds of thousands of emails sent to him during his time as governor of Florida. On its face it seems like a great idea in the name of transparency, but there’s one huge problem: neither Bush nor those who facilitated the publication of […]
Columbia Journalism Review Praises FCIR’s Reporting – FCIR
In an article today, the Columbia Journalism Review discusses in-depth the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting’s recent story on Citizens Awareness Foundation and its abuse of Florida’s Sunshine law. The CJR story, by University of Kansas journalism professor Jonathan Peters, includes an interview with FCIR Editor Tristram Korten. Peters writes: The main problem here is one I underline in my media law […]