[Vision2020] open access symposium

[Bill London]

OPEN ACCESS: CITIZENS, MEDIA & GOVERNMENT

A one-day symposium 

Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011



Presented by the University of Idaho School of Journalism and Mass Media

Support from: McClure Center for Public Policy Research

Society of Professional Journalists





Public protest is enshrined in the Constitution in the First Amendment, which protects citizens’ access to decision-making and holds government accountable to the people.



A series of events on Nov. 9 will explore the issue of openness in government and citizen and media access to records and decision-making processes. All events will be in Room 106 of the Iddings Agricultural Sciences Building on the corner of Rayburn and Sixth Street. 



Schedule of Events



 (3 pm) Fighting Goliath: Megaloads & the Power of Protest, a documentary film by UI students Hans Guske and Ilya Pinchuck.



(4-5 pm) Panel: “In the Sunshine: Holding Government Accountable.” Participants include: Borg Hendrickson, Lin Laughy, Betsy Russell (The Spokesman Review), William Spence (Lewiston Tribune) and Steve Smith, moderator.



(7-8 pm) Lecture: “Open Government: Why It Matters.” Betsy Russell, Boise bureau chief for The Spokesman-Review, president of Idaho Press Club. Please join us for a reception following the lecture.
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