Transparency is inconvenient. It’s inconvenient for the reporter who’s trying to report the news and it’s inconvenient for the government that attempts to hide information. “It is not unique for federal officials to go to great lengths to get around having to turn over documents or respond,” Sharyl Attkisson said during a keynote address last […]
SUNSHINE WEEK: Editorial: Florida without sunshine wouldn’t be pretty – Florida Society of News Editors
State laws requiring that government conduct its business in public and that the records of official business be available for public inspection are as critical to the functioning of our government as fair elections and a free press. Consider the ongoing debate about Hillary Clinton’s emails while secretary of state, and ask yourself whether our […]
