by Ashley Dale | Aug 24, 2016 | News
The story of a north Georgia journalist jailed after filing an open records request broke on one of the worst possible news days, a Friday leading into the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Yet despite the distractions of cookouts and fireworks, people paid attention to...
by Ashley Dale | Aug 1, 2016 | News
Great lineup for a Sept. 12 First Amendment conversation in Atlanta that includes Mark Thomason, publisher of N. Georgia’s Fannin Focus. He plans to talk about his experiences when he was jailed in June following an open records request.
by Ashley Dale | Jul 18, 2016 | News
ATLANTA—July 18, 2016—The Georgia First Amendment Foundation applauds the end of a Fannin County journalist’s weeks-long legal battle following his arrest after filing open records requests. On Monday, at a hearing in Pickens County, charges finally were dropped...
by Ashley Dale | Jul 7, 2016 | News
ATLANTA—July 7, 2016—A move to dismiss charges against a Fannin County newspaper publisher jailed after requesting public records was the right action for officials to take, say a group of Georgia government transparency and media organizations that on July 5 had...
by Ashley Dale | Jul 5, 2016 | News
Charges should be dropped against a Fannin County newspaper publisher jailed after requesting public records, say a group of government transparency and media organizations in Georgia. The Georgia First Amendment Foundation, Atlanta Press Club, Georgia Chapter of the...
by Ashley Dale | Jul 2, 2016 | News
A North Georgia newspaper publisher was indicted on a felony charge and jailed overnight last week — for filing an open records request. This story from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution includes reaction from the Georgia First Amendment Foundation. Please share the...
