The Freedom of Information Act and other laws protect the public’s right to see the documents that inform, underlie and reveal government actions. Yet obtaining such records can often be a time-consuming and frustrating. At Health Journalism 2019, the annual workshop sponsored by AHCJ’s Right to Know Committee offered strategies to surmount the obstacles and teach the best strategies for getting the documents you need – and are entitled to have. Here are the speakers’ presentations:
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David Cuillier, Ph.D., assistant professor, University of Arizona School of Journalism
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Charles N. Davis, Ph.D., dean, Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia
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Sydney Lupkin, data correspondent, Kaiser Health News
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Adam A. Marshall, Knight litigation attorney, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
