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Knox County judge reverses camera ban in courtroom

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Deborah Fisher

The Knoxville News Sentinel and WBIR challenged a camera ban in the courtroom of a newly elected chancellor, and got a reversal. The judge had refused the newspaper’s request to photograph Continue Reading

Posted in Tennessee open courts | Tagged camera ban, courtroom access, Knoxville News Sentinel, Rick Hollow, tv camera ban, WBIR | Leave a reply

Greene County school board chairman apologizes over TV camera ban

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Deborah Fisher

The Greene County school board chairman apologized last night to “the board and to the public” over the TV camera ban from its public meeting last month, according to WJHL Continue Reading

Posted in school boards, Tennessee Open Meetings | Tagged Greene County, schools, Tennessee Open Meetings Act, tv camera ban, WJHL | 1 Reply

Jason Davis: Free press, until we disagree

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Deborah Fisher

Jason Davis, editor of The Mountain Press in Sevierville, writes about the Greene County school board’s decision to ban TV cameras from its meetings and the danger to a free Continue Reading

Posted in Tennessee Open Meetings | Tagged Greene County, schools, Tennessee Open Meetings Act, tv camera ban | Leave a reply

Greene County update: Two board members say there was no vote to ban TV cameras

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Deborah Fisher

WJHL News Channel 11 has an update on the ban of TV cameras from Greene County school board meetings. Last week, the school board chairman turned away a TV reporter’s Continue Reading

Posted in Tennessee Open Meetings | Tagged Greene County, schools, Tennessee Open Meetings Act, tv camera ban | Leave a reply

Greene County camera policy mirrors recommendation from TSBA

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Deborah Fisher

The Greene County Board of Education’s decision to ban TV cameras from its public meetings appears to be based on a recommended camera policy by the the Tennessee School Board Continue Reading

Posted in school boards, Tennessee Attorney General Opinions, Tennessee Open Meetings | Tagged AG opinion, Greene County, schools, Tennessee Open Meetings Act, tv camera ban | Leave a reply

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  • Revised bill aims to stop harassment from public records requesters January 15, 2021
  • Knox County sheriff to appeal judge’s decision in public records case January 6, 2021
  • Citizen wins $78K in attorney’s fees, expenses in public records suit against Knox County sheriff December 2, 2020
  • TN Democratic Party’s public records suit over absentee ballots misfires November 2, 2020
  • WUOT reporter obtains White House COVID-19 report October 19, 2020

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