by K B | May 8, 2019 | News
Next open government training May 15 at Atlanta Press Club A Decatur County lawman laments the time he spends redacting police body-camera video to protect the privacy of children and other bystanders. A newly elected Georgia mayor wonders why personnel records are...
by K B | Apr 3, 2019 | News
Hyde Post, who helped found the Georgia First Amendment Foundation in 1994, was inducted into the National Freedom of Information Coalition’s Open Government Hall of Fame April 13 at the organization’s annual FOI Summit in Dallas. The honor reflects Post’s long and...
by K B | Mar 9, 2019 | News
Newly elected mayors and city council members from across the state talked about the importance of open and transparent government with Georgia First Amendment Association Vice President Jim Zachary at the Georgia Municipal Association Newly Elected...
by K B | Feb 14, 2019 | News
‘These are the people’s records, and the public deserves access to them,’ says Georgia First Amendment Foundation President Richard T. Griffiths. For the first time ever, an alleged violation of Georgia’s Open Records Act has led to criminal charges. On Feb. 11,...
by K B | Feb 12, 2019 | News
By Richard T. Griffiths Nightclubs catering to underage teens, a significant security breach at Hartsfield-Jackson airport, a con artist ripping off brides-to-be. Each one was exposed through the work of undercover journalists in Georgia who made secret recordings....
by K B | Feb 4, 2019 | News
Register now for the 28th Annual Georgia Bar Media & Judiciary Conference, scheduled 9 a.m. to 5 pm. on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at the State Bar of Georgia Conference Center in downtown Atlanta. Sessions will explore emerging First Amendment issues in the courts,...
by K B | Jan 29, 2019 | News
Panelists discuss transparency issues related to sexual harassment reporting, voting machines, schools and hospitals as the Georgia Legislature opens. A panel of elected officials, First Amendment lawyers and a seasoned Gold Dome journalist weighed in on potential...
by K B | Jan 14, 2019 | News
Following foundation’s court filing supporting City of Decatur lawsuit, board resolves open records and meetings concerns Georgia’s Immigration Enforcement Review Board pledged to operate more transparently as part of a court settlement with the City of Decatur and...
by K B | Dec 16, 2018 | News
Reflecting on a year of transparency challenges and opportunities. As 2018 comes to a close, Georgians can look ahead to a more transparent future. The biggest news: What started as an ugly records fight between news organizations and the City of Atlanta led to the...
by Ashley Dale | Dec 6, 2018 | News, Weltner Award
Barely a week goes by that you don’t hear about a public agency or official in Georgia falling short of the transparency required by the state’s Sunshine Laws. Some have almost certainly been intentional violations in which public officials were caught red-handed,...
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