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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">OPEN ACCESS: CITIZENS, MEDIA &
GOVERNMENT</FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">A one-day symposium </FONT></FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011</FONT></FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT face=Cambria>Presented by the
University of Idaho School of Journalism and Mass
Media</FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
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style="COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast"><FONT
face=Cambria>Support from: McClure Center for Public Policy
Research</FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
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style="COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast"><FONT
face=Cambria>Society of Professional Journalists</FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT face=Cambria>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.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Cambria><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">A series of events on Nov. 9 </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast">will
explore the issue of openness in government and citizen and media access to
records and </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">decision-making
processes. </SPAN>All events will be in Room 106 of the Iddings Agricultural
Sciences Building on the corner of Rayburn and Sixth Street. </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face=Cambria>Schedule of
Events</FONT></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Cambria><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(3 pm) <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Fighting Goliath: Megaloads & the Power
of Protest, </I>a documentary film by UI students Hans Guske and Ilya
Pinchuck.</FONT></P>
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style="COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast"><FONT
face=Cambria>(4-5 pm) Panel: “In the Sunshine: Holding Government Accountable.”
Participants include: Borg Hendrickson, Lin Laughy, Betsy Russell (<I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Spokesman Review</I>), William Spence
(<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Lewiston Tribune</I>) and Steve Smith,
moderator.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast"><FONT
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Cambria><SPAN
style="COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast">(7-8
pm) Lecture: “Open Government: Why It Matters.” </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Betsy Russell, Boise bureau chief for <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Spokesman-Review</I>, president of Idaho
Press Club<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">. </I>Please join us for a
reception following the lecture.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>