The clock is running out on political consultant Pat Bainter. The Florida Supreme Court has ordered the release of emails and trial transcripts used in the recent redistricting case — documents Bainter considers private and has been battling to keep out of the public eye. Earlier this week, Bainter asked the court to keep the […]
Jacobs must open records to public: My Word – Orlando Sentinel
Remember “textgate”? In 2012, an advocacy group discovered that Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and four commissioners were exchanging cellphone text messages with others and then deleting them. Ultimately, the county officials were fined for violating the public-records law. Now that same advocacy group — Organize Now — has uncovered another potential technology-based public-records scandal, […]
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 […]