Tallahassee Democrat by James Call June 28, 2019 Florida’s fiercest champion of open government announced her retirement Friday. Barbara Petersen will resign as president of the First Amendment Foundation at the end of the year. During her 25 years at the helm, Petersen is credited with increasing the FAF profile as an advocate for the public’s […]

Tampa Bay Times by Emily Mahoney June 28, 2019 TALLAHASSEE — One of Florida’s foremost champions of transparency in government announced Friday that she is leaving her post as president of the First Amendment Foundation, saying it’s time to pass the torch. “I decided some time ago that it was time for a change, and […]

Florida Politics by Staff Reports June 28, 2019 After 25 years of fighting for open and transparent government in Florida, First Amendment Foundation (FAF) president Barbara Petersen says she will retire at the end of this year. “Twenty-five years ago, when the visionary Miami Herald managing editor Pete Weitzel asked me to run the First Amendment Foundation, I knew […]