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Sunday, November 23, 2008 8:55 PM

Wisconsin Public Records Audit

The 2008 Wisconsin Public Records Audit has been released by the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council and the information is available at the WIS FOIC website. "The audit, conducted by the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council and the University
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Monday, November 17, 2008 1:10 AM

Getting an early start in journalism

At the recent University of Wisconsin-Madison mini-conference on Journalism and Democracy there was a running joke from panelists and speakers on when they first got into journalism. John Nichols, Associate Editor of The Capital Times and Washington correspondent
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Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:01 PM

Three Decades of Advocacy for Open Government

One month ago today, on October 13, 2008, the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council (WFOIC) held a small celebration to celebrate its 30-year anniversary. The Society of Professional Journalists has been involved with WFOIC from the beginning.This
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Sunday, November 09, 2008 9:20 PM

Conversations on Journalism and Democracy

(Madison, WI) -- What better time to talk about the role of journalism in a democracy than right after the most exciting presidential election in a century. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Journalism and Mass Communications convened
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