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A&A: Is the list of employees taking voluntary buyouts a public document?

FAC August 27, 2010

Q: I am a reporter covering the public district hospital. I want to know if a list of 74 employees who accepted voluntary buyouts is a public document. I requested this list from the hospital’s PR person, and she said she would provide it only on condition that I promise not to publish the names. I probably won’t use more than a few names (for people I might quote), but if the document is public,

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WikiLeaks case shows need for federal shield law for reporters

donal brown August 9, 2010

The Cincinnati Enquirer argues that the federal shield law now in Congress, while providing for national security and fair trials, will strengthen the media in its quest to hold government and other powerful entities accountability and make it less likely that sources go to “fringe entities” such as WikiLeaks to protect their anonymity. -db Cincinnati Enquirer Editorial August 6, 2010 On the surface, it might seem that the recent WikiLeaks scandal, which involved classified military

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Chemical security bills lack provisions for transparency

donal brown July 27, 2010

Two chemical facility security bills introduced in the U.S. senate are designed to reduce the consequences of accident or attack on chemical plants and drinking water facilities but fail to provide for accountability and transparency to ensure safety says OMB Watch. -db Chemical security bills lack provisions for transparency OMB Watch Commentary July 27, 2010 Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) has introduced two related chemical facility security bills that would reduce the consequences of a catastrophic

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Berkeley symposium on investigative reporting explores problems and promise

donal brown April 20, 2010

The 4th Annual Investigative Reporting Symposium at UC Berkeley hosted panels of journalists and media executives who discussed the perils of  investigative reporting, their struggles with financing  and new ways of collaborating with rivals in diverse types of media that  are already producing results. -db MediaShift April 17, 2010 By Chris O’Brien BERKELEY — I’m settling into a large auditorium at the University of California-Berkeley for the 4th Annual Reva and David Logan Investigative Reporting

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A&A: Can finalists for city jobs be kept secret?

FAC March 18, 2010

Q: Is their any state law allowing the city to keep the names of an advisory committee recommending finalists for a governmental job secret?  Our city manager came up with a secret panel to help select finalists for police chief and then refused to reveal their names until their work was done. A: The analysis of whether an advisory committee is a “legislative body” subject to the Brown Act, California’s open meetings act, is not

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