Articles by Colin Donohue

Page 140 of 210

News and Observer: Lawsuit filed against Wake school board

May 6, 2010

From the Raleigh News and Observer (5/6/10): A group of Wake County residents filed a lawsuit this morning accusing the Wake County school board of violating state law by restricting public access to a March 23 meeting in which a resolution was passed calling for community schools.

Two iMedia students quoted in WRAL.com story about WWW2010

May 6, 2010

Interactive Media master's students Maria Rojas and Cathy Freeman were quoted in a WRAL.com story covering the WWW2010 conference in Raleigh, N.C. The Imagining the Internet Center at Elon sponsored FutureWeb, which ran jointly with WWW2010 at the Raleigh Convention Center.

Most elected officials fail to respond to requests for public information

May 5, 2010

County officials in only 25 of North Carolina's 100 counties provide all four public documents that are requested of them, according to the results of a research project conducted by communication studies students at Campbell University (CU), an institution 30 miles south of Raleigh.

Fayetteville Observer: Vigilance can let the sun shine in

May 3, 2010

"Whereas the public bodies that administer the legislative, policy-making, quasi-judicial, administrative, and advisory functions of North Carolina and its political subdivisions exist solely to conduct the people's business, it is the public policy of North Carolina that the hearings, deliberations, and actions of these bodies be conducted openly."

Pendulum applications due May 1

May 1, 2010

The Pendulum, Elon's award-winning weekly newspaper, will have several executive staff positions open starting in the fall semester.