Colin Donohue

The Sunshine Center has received several inquiries about how citizens may take advantage of the procedure for mediating public records disputes that was enacted by the General Assembly in July. The legislation, which was intended to provide public records requesters and custodians with a process for resolving public records disputes short of litigation, became effective Oct. 1, but as of this writing it is not completely clear how the process will work and, more importantly, whether it will be effective.

Two Elon University Broadcast Journalism students were awarded scholarships from the Radio Television Digital News Association this month.

From the the Charlotte Observer (12/13/10): The sheriff's office in Lincoln County has apparently found a way around a new law that cracks open previously classified personnel records for government workers: Fired workers won't receive written notification.

From the Raleigh News and Observer (12/4/10): When news broke that UNC football players might have accepted benefits from agents, we requested any campus parking tickets given to 11 players. We wanted to see what they were driving.

From the Charlotte Observer (11/23/10): In an important test for North Carolina's recently revised public records law, a judge on Monday ordered the city to release documents outlining the suspensions and firing of former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Marcus Jackson.

Communications adjunct instructor Linda Gretton gave two presentations at the 75th annual conference for the Association for Business Communication in Chicago.

The Pendulum, Elon University's award-winning daily news operation, will have several executive staff positions open starting in the spring semester.

James P. Drummond, associate professor in the Sport and Event Management Department, received a special Meritorious Service Award from the North Carolina Recreation and Park Association at the Raleigh Convention Center Nov. 16.