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In the planning stages, it was decided that the initiative needed to be more than a single Sunday, and Sunshine Week was established in March 2005 by the [[American Society of Newspaper Editors]], with funding from the [[John S. and James L. Knight Foundation]].The first nationwide Sunshine Week took place March 13–19, 2005. <ref>{{cite web|title=Sunshine Week|url=http://sunshineweek.rcfp.org/|website=Sunshine Week|accessdate=13 March 2016}}</ref>
In the planning stages, it was decided that the initiative needed to be more than a single Sunday, and Sunshine Week was established in March 2005 by the [[American Society of Newspaper Editors]], with funding from the [[John S. and James L. Knight Foundation]].The first nationwide Sunshine Week took place March 13–19, 2005. <ref>{{cite web|title=Sunshine Week|url=http://sunshineweek.rcfp.org/|website=Sunshine Week|accessdate=13 March 2016}}</ref>


In 2019, ASNE and the Associated Press Media Editors merged to form the News Leaders Association (NLA). NLA voted at the end of 2023 to dissolve by June 2024. In January 2024, NLA turned Sunshine Week over to the Brechner FOI Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications.
In 2019, ASNE and the Associated Press Media Editors merged to form the News Leaders Association (NLA). NLA voted at the end of 2023 to dissolve by June 2024. In January 2024, NLA turned Sunshine Week over to the Brechner FOI Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications.



==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.sunshineweek.org Sunshine Week]
*[http://www.sunshineweek.org Sunshine Week]
*[http://brechner.org/2023/12/11/brechner-freedom-of-information-project-to-lead-national-sunshine-week Brechner FOI Project to lead Sunshine Week]
*[http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/national-foi-day National Freedom of Information (FOI) Day]
*[http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/national-foi-day National Freedom of Information (FOI) Day]
*[http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/federallegislation/govinfo/opengov/freedomofinfo American Library Association page for: Freedom of Information Day]
[http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/federallegislation/govinfo/opengov/freedomofinfo American Library Association page for: Freedom of Information Day]
*[http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/gd/publicrecords.htm Guides to Public Records] from ''UCB Libraries GovPubs''
*[http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/gd/publicrecords.htm Guides to Public Records] from ''UCB Libraries GovPubs''
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090509003535/http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/Publications.shtml Publications from the U.S. Government] from [[USA.gov]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090509003535/http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/Publications.shtml Publications from the U.S. Government] from [[USA.gov]]
*[http://www.publicintegrity.org/ The Center for Public Integrity]
*[https://news.vice.com/article/it-took-a-foia-lawsuit-to-uncover-how-the-obama-administration-killed-foia-reform It Took a FOIA Lawsuit to Uncover How the Obama Administration Killed FOIA Reform], Vice News
*[https://news.vice.com/article/it-took-a-foia-lawsuit-to-uncover-how-the-obama-administration-killed-foia-reform It Took a FOIA Lawsuit to Uncover How the Obama Administration Killed FOIA Reform], Vice News
*[http://www.microsoft.com/industry/government/solutions/public_records_tracker/default.aspx Microsoft: Government Public Records Tracker from Eskel Porter Consulting]
*[http://www.microsoft.com/industry/government/solutions/public_records_tracker/default.aspx Microsoft: Government Public Records Tracker from Eskel Porter Consulting]

Revision as of 02:48, 16 January 2024

Sunshine Week
DateThe week containing March 16
2024 dateMarch 10–16
2025 dateMarch 16–22
2026 dateMarch 15–21

Sunshine Week is a national initiative spearheaded by the Brechner Freedom of Information Project to educate the public about the importance of open government and the dangers of excessive and unnecessary secrecy.

Overview

Sunshine Week occurs each year in mid-March, coinciding with James Madison's birthday and National Freedom of Information Day on the 16th.

During Sunshine Week, hundreds of news media organizations, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and other participants engage public discussion on the importance of open government through news and feature articles and opinion columns; special Web pages and blogs; infographics; editorial cartoons; public service advertising; public seminars and online or in-person forums. The purpose of the week is to highlight the fact that "government functions best when it operates in the open."[1] In many states, however, legislatures exempt themselves from public-records laws, claiming "legislative immunity."[2]

History

The Florida Society of Newspaper Editors launched Sunshine Sunday in 2002 in response to efforts by some Florida legislators to create scores of new exemptions to the state's public records law. The following year, the idea of a national Sunshine Sunday was raised at an ASNE Freedom of Information summit.

In the planning stages, it was decided that the initiative needed to be more than a single Sunday, and Sunshine Week was established in March 2005 by the American Society of Newspaper Editors, with funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.The first nationwide Sunshine Week took place March 13–19, 2005. [3]

In 2019, ASNE and the Associated Press Media Editors merged to form the News Leaders Association (NLA). NLA voted at the end of 2023 to dissolve by June 2024. In January 2024, NLA turned Sunshine Week over to the Brechner FOI Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications.

See also

References

  1. ^ Dukes, Tyler (March 13, 2016). "Sunshine Week to celebrate government transparency". WRAL. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  2. ^ Lieb, David (March 14, 2016). "Many state legislatures exempt themselves from record laws". thenewstribune.com. Associated Press. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "Sunshine Week". Sunshine Week. Retrieved March 13, 2016.

American Library Association page for: Freedom of Information Day

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