NC Open Government

Sunshine Week 2021 events will be held virtually from March 15 - 18, 2021, coinciding with National Sunshine Week. Registered guests are invited to attend events on information access and government transparency issues facing North Carolina citizens.

The NC Open Government Coalition collaborated with data journalism experts across the country to produce a network analysis of campaign spending in North Carolina during the November 2020 election.

Award recipients are chosen by the coalition's board of directors and presented annually during Sunshine Week events in March.

The chair of the Journalism Department teamed with School of Communications faculty members Julie Lellis, Doug Kass and Brooks Fuller to produce an introductory media writing textbook specific to the needs of the school’s students.

The article focused on how North Carolina law enforcement agencies keep record of and report use of force.

The winners of the North Carolina Open Government Coalition’s sixth annual Sunshine Awards were announced at Sunshine Day at N.C. A&T State University on Monday.

The Daily Tar Heel received the Frank Barrows Award for Excellence in Student Journalism for its coverage of the “Silent Sam” controversy at UNC-Chapel Hill.

During a March 4 on-campus discussion, panelists with expertise in media law, media ethics and psychology addressed cancel culture, a need for empathy, and the psychological impact of limitless access to information.

The North Carolina Open Government Coalition will hold its annual Sunshine Day Events at North Carolina A&T State University on March 9, 2020.

The center seeks to honor advocates, government officials, journalists and citizens who worked in 2019 to make or keep North Carolina transparent.