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Southern California: School trustee abruptly leaves meeting alleging open government violation

donal brown January 6, 2010

A member of the Garen Grove Unified School District said she left this week’s school board meeting because of a deal brokered between three other board members just minutes before the start of the meeting to nominate each other for board president and vice president . She claimed that the deal was a violation of the Brown Act, California’s open government law. -DB The Orange County Register January 6, 2010 By Deepa Bharath GARDEN GROVE, Calif.

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Solano County supervisors start new year amid allegations of open government violations

donal brown January 6, 2010

A Solano County supervisor alleged that three of her colleagues decided ahead of a meeting to block her becoming board chair thus violating California’s Brown Act that provides for open government. -DB The Reporter January 6, 2010 By Danny Bernardini Solano County leaders started the new year the same way they ended 2009: with infighting and 3-2 votes. During the opening moments of the Board of Supervisors’ first meeting of 2010, the vote for a

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California governor’s lunch could violate open meeting laws

donal brown January 6, 2010

Open government analysts say that if California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger hosts California legislators to a lunch after his State of the State address and does not admit the public and reporters, the meeting will violate the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law. -DB Bay News 9 January 6, 2010 By Juliet Williams and Judy Lin SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday invited California lawmakers to lunch after his State of the

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Policies need to govern collaboration by non-profit journalists

donal brown January 5, 2010

A university journalism professor argues that with the increase in non-profit investigative centers, it is imperative to adopt policies to deal with ethical dilemmas resulting from collaborations with a small number of funders. -DB MediaShift Commentary January 4, 2010 By Stephen Ward The nature of non-profit journalism invites ethical dilemmas. Over the past few years, dozens of centers of investigative journalism and non-profit websites have been started using money from foundations, individual donors and membership

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Canadian Supreme Court creates new defense for reporters facing libel charges

donal brown January 5, 2010

The Canadian Supreme Court made it more difficult to sue for libel last month when it made two rulings that allow reporters to cover controversial stories aggressively so long as the stories are considered worthy of public interest. -DB The Canadian Press December 22, 2009 By Mike Blanchfield OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada offered journalists and bloggers a new defence against libel Tuesday in a pair of rulings that were hailed as a

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