Articles by Colin Donohue
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Greenville Daily Reflector: Let the sun shine on government meetings, documents
March 19, 2010
From the Greenville Daily Reflector (3/14/10): North Carolina could stand to be more progressive when it attends to the right of citizens to access the actions of government. The laws that govern that interaction — the open meetings and public records statutes — are more modest than other states, and could be a contributing factor to the culture of corruption that has bloomed in recent years.
Fayetteville Observer: Case shows risks of keeping employee records hidden
March 19, 2010
From the Fayetteville Observer (3/14/10): It started with automobile brake lights glowing before dawn last May. It ended in January with a middle school teacher going to prison.
Wilmington Star-News: Sunshine project – General access to search warrants inconsistent
March 19, 2010
From the Wilmington Star-News (3/12/10): When Louise Romanow went to the Wake County Courthouse to view search warrants late last month she was turned away.
Live Oak Communications seeks account executives, team leaders, creative team executives, creative director, assistant director for fall 2010
March 18, 2010
Live Oak Communications, Elon's student-run, full-service communications agency, is seeking qualified applicants for the fall of 2010. Live Oak develops and executes communications programs for businesses and not-for-profit organizations in the North Carolina region.
NPR journalist discusses Supreme Court in final Sunshine Day event in Greensboro, N.C.
March 18, 2010
NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg gave the Supreme Court justices a human quality on March 16 in the Carolina Theater in Greensboro, N.C., delivering the keynote address that ended the state’s annual Sunshine Day, which aims to recognize openness in government and to honor those who work to promote transparency.
City of Greensboro looks to better involve citizens, aims for faster turnaround of public records
March 17, 2010
The city of Greensboro has not always been viewed among journalists as the most open and accessible, but despite past transgressions, Greensboro is attempting to change and bring more sunshine to its proceedings.
The biggest issues of investigative journalism brought to light
March 17, 2010
How should journalists go about getting a story using public records? Is it ethical to cover the hospitalization of a public figure? And who should shield laws protect--are bloggers to be given the same rights as professional journalists?
Panelists share experiences with open records laws
March 17, 2010
Andy Curliss, Dick Barron and Ames Alexander will tell you some of the largest stories in journalism require open access to records so reporters can gather information.
Sunshine Day celebrates freedom of information for private, public citizens alike
March 17, 2010
Public records are just that--public. Every citizen is entitled to view records of an arrest warrant and go to certain government meetings--and they should be allowed to do so. Protecting and celebrating these rights is what the Sunshine Center and the North Carolina Open Government Coalition does annually during its Sunshine Day events.
Lawyer updates Sunshine Day attendees on N.C. open government policy
March 17, 2010
An attorney with Brooks Pierce updated Sunshine Day attendees on government transparency, saying that threats to openness in government in North Carolina remain.