‘We are reaching a point of crisis when it comes to accessing public information’
By Marc Perrusquia Earlier this week I had the honor of being recognized by the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government for my work in the freedom-of-information field. I’m grateful to TCOG for dubbing me an “Open Government Champion,” a sort of lifetime achievement award for journalists. I’ve had the privilege of working with a lot of good people over the years and this wouldn’t have been possible without the help of my many colleagues at The Commercial Appeal, the Institute for Public Service Reporting and the University of Memphis. Awards are nice. But they also provide a chance to pause and reflect, to measure the pain and pleasure of our [...]
