Articles by Colin Donohue
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News and Observer: Panel approves penalty for open records violation
July 8, 2009
From the Raleight News and Observer (7/8/09): People and media organizations that successfully sue North Carolina governments for public records would be more likely to recover their legal fees under legislation approved Wednesday by a House panel.
Charlotte Observer: NC local government backers resist records penalty
July 8, 2009
From the Charlotte Observer (7/8/09): Lobbyists for North Carolina's local government officials are resisting legislation that would force governments to pay legal fees after losing a lawsuit to release documents.
Star-News: Wilmington officials shield thousands of e-mail messages from public
July 8, 2009
From the Wilmington Star-News (7/7/09): During the past year, 18 top Wilmington officials sent or received more than 36,000 e-mails marked as “private” and shielded from public view.
Elon in L.A.: ‘2 Pianos, 4 Hands’ July 17
July 8, 2009
Elon in L.A.: Outfest Film Festival July 9-19
July 6, 2009
Fayetteville Observer: Inside Politics: Parking garage meeting excludes reporters
July 6, 2009
From the Fayetteville Observer (7/5/09): A group of city, county and chamber officials met last week to talk about an idea that has been kicked around for years with no progress: building a parking deck in downtown Fayetteville.
News and Observer: Towns get C’s, D’s in openness
July 5, 2009
From the Raleigh News and Observer (7/4/09): We weren't too surprised to hear that a recent study rated Apex as one of the state's least transparent municipalities. Transparent, as in open government, access to public records, all that jazz.
Fayetteville Observer: More sunshine: ‘Open Government’ measure needs swift passage
July 5, 2009
From the Fayetteville Observer (7/3/09): Maybe they forgot their sunscreen. Or perhaps it's a fear of overexposure. Whatever the reason, lobbyists for city and county governments flocked to the General Assembly last week to argue against a proposal to create an "Open Government Unit" in the state Department of Justice.
Intern Insider: Journalism Student Paves Her Own Path through the Internet
July 2, 2009
Like so many other students, she knew she wanted to intern this summer, she just didn't know where. She looked and looked. She met with Internship Director Nagatha Tonkins. She did all she could to find something, some place that would be an ideal fit.