Is it Time to Expand the Tent that is Sunshine Week?How can we use Sunshine Week beyond calling for more freedom of information (FOI) to help remedy trust issues in democracy including our…Mar 15, 2023Mar 15, 2023
Sunshine Week impacts more than open government and press freedomHat’s off to the News Leaders Association (NLA) and the Society of Professional Journalists for stewarding Sunshine Week 2023. When the…Mar 13, 2023Mar 13, 2023
Treat residents as stakeholders, not customers by “channeling” community engagementThe challenge for successful communication and information-sharingJan 30, 2023Jan 30, 2023
The cracks in most virtual public meetings revealed by COVID-19(This article was originally posted as a guest blog for PublicInput during Sunshine Week 2021)Mar 23, 2021Mar 23, 2021
January 6, 2021 and its impact on trustKey components important to ensure informed and engaged dialog like attribution and validation were replaced by anonymity and…Feb 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
From bad bills to bad laws: A proactive prescription for restoring trust in government and…When the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced in March a $300 million investment to improve the quality of local news, it made…Apr 29, 2019Apr 29, 2019
With cybersecurity hot, now is the time to open government | StateScoopWritten by Daniel Bevarly Dec 10, 2018 | STATESCOOPDec 10, 2018Dec 10, 2018