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20 Oct, 2017

NFOIC: Key open government challenges in states emerge from 2017 FOI summit

By Deborah Fisher|2017-10-20T09:39:50-05:00October 20, 2017|Categories: Tennessee Coalition for Open Government|Tags: Dan Bevarly, government contracts, Mal Leary, NFOIC, NFOIC summit, private email, reverse FOI lawsuits, texting|0 Comments

This from the National Freedom of Information Coalition, which held its 2017 FOI Summit in Nashville Oct. 13-14: Dan Bevarly, executive director of National Freedom of Information Coalition The National Freedom of Information Coalition concluded its 2017 FOI Summit in Nashville over the weekend. The annual two-day event features presentations from FOI experts and practitioners on trending FOI and open government issues in public institutions at the state and local levels. Summit attendees include NFOIC’s state coalition directors, journalists, media lawyers and first amendment watchdogs. The Tennessee Coalition of Open Government served as summit co-host. This year’s gathering highlighted key FOI challenges emerging in state and local governments including: Growing [...]

1 Nov, 2016

Nashville chosen for 2017 NFOIC Summit

By Deborah Fisher|2017-03-05T18:09:40-06:00November 1, 2016|Categories: Tennessee Coalition for Open Government|Tags: NFOIC, NFOIC annual summit, TCOG news|0 Comments

The National Freedom of Information Coalition, an alliance of state open government groups and freedom of information supporters, has selected Nashville for it 2017 summit. The 2017 NFOIC Summit will be held in Nashville on Sept. 29-30. The two-day annual NFOIC summit event brings together state-based nonprofit FOI organizations, academic and First Amendment centers, journalists, citizens and attorneys to discuss trends in laws, policies and practices at state and local levels throughout the United States. Its focus is on transparency in government and access to government information. The two-day conference will be Friday and Saturday, Oct. 6 and 7, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13-14, and will be co-hosted by NFOIC [...]

13 Oct, 2015

TCOG executive director Deborah Fisher elected to NFOIC board

By Deborah Fisher|2015-10-15T09:36:34-05:00October 13, 2015|Categories: Tennessee Coalition for Open Government|Tags: Deborah Fisher, NFOIC|0 Comments

Deborah Fisher, executive director of Tennessee Coalition for Open Government, was elected to the National Freedom of Information Coalition Board of Directors at the organization's annual FOI summit in Denver Oct 9-10. Deborah Fisher Fisher was among three new additions to the NFOIC board. Also elected to three-year terms were: David Cuillier, Director of the University of Arizona School of Journalism and chair of the Society of Professional Journalists, Jeff Roberts, executive director of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, and Justin Silverman, executive director of New England First Amendment Coalition. Fisher has been executive director of TCOG, a non-partisan non-profit organization devoted exclusively to promoting and preserving [...]

23 Mar, 2015

NFOIC and SPJ combine war chests to fight for Freedom of Information

By Deborah Fisher|2015-03-23T13:23:48-05:00March 23, 2015|Categories: public records lawsuits Tennessee, Tennessee Coalition for Open Government|Tags: litigation, NFOIC, SPJ, TCOG news|0 Comments

Joint press release from SPJ-NFOIC. (TCOG is a member of NFOIC): INDIANAPOLIS/Jefferson City - The Society of Professional Journalists and the National Freedom of Information Coalition are joining forces - and legal war chests - to help citizens and journalists fight for public records. The two groups will band together to help litigants who sue for access to government information. The NFOIC can provide court fees and SPJ help for attorney fees. Both organizations also will use their combined national networks of journalists and citizens to apply public pressure to government agencies that flaunt the law. "This is such an exciting collaborative project, one that will lend significant weight to [...]