Don’t Be Socially Awkward
Thursday, May 17th, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »For the first time in history, breaking news is disseminated instantly via Twitter, rather than people reading about the previous day’s news over breakfast. Now, letters to the editor have become comments on a Facebook wall, and viewers can connect ...
Atlanta Press Club May Membership Drive!
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »There are many benefits to belonging to one of the largest local press clubs in the United States, including networking with the city’s leading media professionals, discounted rates to our signature events, free admission to monthly forums such as Social ...
Report on House Bill 1176
Monday, March 26th, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »By: Georgia First Amendment Foundation We wanted to update you about House Bill 1176, and some of its provisions that may undermine open government and transparency in Georgia. We hope that the Georgia ...
Lawmakers ban cameras from committee meeting voting on open government bill
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »The Daily Report’s Kathleen Baydala Joyner has followed the progress of a proposed rewrite of the state’s open government laws. The committee considering the legislation took an unexpected action limiting press access to its own meeting Monday. Read the story ...
Funding for News/Information Projects
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Do you need funding for your news or information project? Now, you can pair up with a local foundation and apply for the Knight Community Information Challenge. The Knight Foundation is matching grants on community information projects. With this challenge, The ...
APC sends Condolences to the Family and Friends of Conrad Fink, Legendary Journalist and Educator
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Conrad Charles Fink, a renowned journalist and professor of journalism at the University of Georgia, died this Saturday in Athens, Ga., at the age of 79. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin and serving as a First Lieutenant in ...
Media and government attorneys analyze open government laws revisions
Thursday, December 15th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »When the Daily Report’s Kathleen Baydala Joyner analyzed the attorney general’s proposed revision of the state’s open government laws, she relied on the open records law to obtain information for her story. Joyner’s story, the third in a series, looks ...
Lawyers, as well as journalists, are watching proposed changes in open government laws
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Journalism isn’t the only profession that relies on open government laws. As today’s article in the Daily Report shows, lawyers also are served by these laws, especially those that govern open records that may be used in litigation. In the ...
Daily Report examines proposed revision of open government laws
Monday, December 12th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »When the General Assembly convenes in January it will consider a comprehensive revision of Georgia’s open government laws. Attorney General Sam Olens is shepherding HB 397, which would streamline the current patchwork of laws that address public access to meetings ...
Change in APC Leadership
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Message to members of the Atlanta Press Club In June 2011, the membership voted Rachel Tobin president of the Atlanta Press Club. As many of you have read, Rachel resigned from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution this week and has ...