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Eastern Kentucky U. SPJ chapter co-sponsors "Right to Know" night

Information that is public knowledge may often remain in the dark, but a Madison County organization Monday showed the public how the Sunshine Law can bring otherwise undisclosed information to light.
The League of Women Voters of Berea and Madison County, along with Eastern Kentucky University‚s chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, hosted the public forum, “What You Need to Know about Your Right to Know” Monday evening at the new Business and Technology Center on EKU’s campus.

An audience of EKU journalism students and a group of several interested citizens gathered to hear featured panelists that included: Assistant Attorney General Amye Bensenhaver; former Kentucky Press Association President and Managing Editor of the Danville Advocate Messenger John Nelson; Bill Estep, an investigative reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader; and Richmond Register Editor Jim Todd.

Monday’s event was tied in with national Sunshine Week, which was honored earlier this month.
Read the entire article at The Richmond Register
Published Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:31 PM by JoelCampbell

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