From Eric Newton at the Knight Foundation:
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Viewpoint: Stanford, Princeton professors reply to “The New Ambiguity of ‘Open Government'”
Call for nominations – SPJ presents its 28th James Madison Awards
From Society of Professional Journalists:
The James Madison Freedom of Information Awards recognize Northern California organizations and individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing freedom of information and expression in the spirit of James Madison, the creative force behind the First Amendment. SPJ NorCal presents the awards during National Freedom of Information Week near Madison’s birthday, March 16.
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Watchdogs say Obama administration less transparent pre-election
Open Data Institute to open this week, highlighting big data innovation in the UK
From TheNextWeb.com:
The Open Data Institute (ODI) officially opens this week and it is “a collaboration between businesses, entrepreneurs, researchers, government and society to unlock enterprise and social value from the vast amount of open government data now being made available”.
That’s quite a mouthful – put plainly, there’s a truck load of open data around, so let’s have at it and see what we can do.
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Air Force may limit access to criminal records
From Air Force Times:
The Air Force is changing the rules on how the media and general public get information about airmen accused of crimes.
A recent Air Force Instruction lists several changes to how the service applies the Uniform Code of Military Justice that are intended to protect the privacy of accused airmen at the expense of the public’s right to know.
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Public’s business shouldn’t be ‘private’
From WisconsinWatch.org:
Wisconsin’s Open Records Law asserts the public’s right to the “greatest possible information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts of those officers and employees who represent them.”
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Does open source hold the keys to innovation in government?
In survey, lobbyists complain about effects of open government law
From The Blog of Legal Times:
In the aftermath of sweeping federal lobbying legislation that became law in 2007, few lobbyists are convinced that the statute made their colleagues more ethical and improved government.
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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for October 12, 2012
A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:
Michigan schools create their own FOIA interpretations
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