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Newspapers make case against fees to access public records

Two Tennessee newspapers editorialized against a legislative proposal to charge citizens new fees to access public records today. Jack McElroy David Plazas David Plazas, opinion engagement editor of The Tennessean and Jack McElroy, editor of the Knoxville News Sentinel, published pieces in advance of the three September hearings planned in Nashville, Knoxville and Jackson to gather input on a proposal to change the law to allow local government and state agencies to charge fees if someone wants to inspect a public record. Currently, the law requires that inspection be free, although charges can be made if the citizen wants copies. Read the columns here: Tell Tennessee to [...]

Broadcasters, others comment on Rule 30 proposal

By Deborah Fisher|2015-08-18T07:12:56-05:00August 11, 2015|Categories: Open Courts|Tags: court coverage, courtroom access, courts, Jack McElroy, Rule 30, Tennessee Association of Broadcasters, Tennessee Bar Association|0 Comments

Deborah Tate, director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, and Michele Wojciechowski, spokesperson for the AOC, address the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in April about proposed changes to Rule 30, which governs media coverage in courtrooms. Moderated by WPLN's Blake Farmer, chapter president. Tennessee broadcasters and others have filed comments with the Tennessee Supreme Court on its proposed changes to Rule 30, which governs media coverage in courtrooms. The deadline to file comments is this Friday. The court so far has posted on its website 11 comments on the Rule 30 proposal submitted from organizations and individuals, including: Tennessee Association of Broadcasters WMC Action 5 [...]