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UFCJC Alumna and Michigan High School Student Win 2024 Student Freedom of Information Awards

Monday November 18, 2024

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Loren Miranda, B.S. Journalism 2024 and a current Professional Master’s graduate student, and Julia Roeder of The Tower at Grosse Pointe South High School in Michigan are the recipients …

Sydney Sims Joins Brechner FOI Project as First Outreach Coordinator

Tuesday November 12, 2024

Sydney Sims has joined the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications as its first full-time outreach coordinator. She will lead national Sunshine Week activities, an initiative …

Study: College Media Independence Threatened Without Statutory Help

Thursday November 7, 2024

A study conducted through the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications sounds the alarm on factors coalescing to restrict student journalist independence on college campuses. The …

David Cuillier speaks at National Freedom of Information Act Conference

Monday November 4, 2024

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information (FOI) Project, spoke about the importance of government transparency at a conference recognizing the 50th anniversary of the 1974 amendments to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on Nov. 1 in …

David Cuillier Gives Keynote Speech at Cameroon Conference on Sharing Climate Change Information

Tuesday October 29, 2024

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information (FOI) Project, gave the keynote address at the 2024 University of Buea (UB) Research Conference in Buea, Cameroon, on Oct. 25, about the importance of information sharing to address climate …
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David Cuillier Comments on Barriers to Requesting Public Records for Commercial Purposes

Friday October 4, 2024

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information (FOI) Project, is quoted in “Spokane Now Requires a Notary for Some Public Records Requests – ‘A Waste of Tax Dollars,’ Critics Say” published in InvestigateWest on Sept. 30. The …

David Cuillier Comments on Delayed Public Records Requests from Tennessee School Shooting

Tuesday September 17, 2024

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information (FOI) Project, is quoted in “Mayors, Teachers, Parent Push for Release of Information About Perry High School Shootings” published in the Des Moines Register on Sept. 6. The article focuses …

Ted Bridis and David Cuillier Comment on the Repercussions from Public Records Requests for an “Improper Purpose”

Tuesday September 3, 2024

Ted Bridis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Michael and Linda Connelly Senior Lecturer in Investigative Reporting and David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information (FOI) Project, are quoted in “Jacksonville …

David Cuillier Comments on the Ghosting of Public Records Requests

Friday August 30, 2024

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information (FOI) Project, is quoted in “Treasury Department Sued for Ghosting Activists Seeking Emails with Left-Wing Groups” published in The Washington Examiner on Aug. 29. The article focuses on the …

David Cuillier Appointed to U.S. FOIA Advisory Committee

Thursday August 15, 2024

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information (FOI) Project, has been appointed to a third term on the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee. The committee is charged with …

David Cuillier Comments on Whether College Athlete Payments Are Considered Public Record

Tuesday June 4, 2024

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information Project, is quoted in “Would Direct Payments to College Athletes be Public Records?” posted on deseret.com on May 31. The article focuses on direct payments that college athletes will be …

Jane Bambauer Comments on the Development of the “Quantum Internet”

Tuesday May 21, 2024

Jane Bambauer, Brechner Eminent Scholar and director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “The ‘Quantum Internet’ (and Why Washington Should Care)” …