This fascinating and informative post from the wonderful Citizen Media Law Project brings the latest in the ongoing saga of requests for police dashcam videos in Seattle, raising timely issues of law, technology and policing… A must read.
Filed under: 3. Access law, 7. Electronic records, 8. Officials' perspectives, Transparency | Tagged: police, Privacy, Seattle, video, Washington | Leave a Comment »
I have long argued that a bit of sunshine would do a great deal of good in the world of juvenile justice, as secretive an institution as exists in American life. Delaware officials might just agree, at least in part. Good for them: State lawmakers are considering whether to order a study of the feasibility [...]
Filed under: 1. Records that matter, 3. Access law, Transparency | Tagged: courts, Delaware, juveniles | Leave a Comment »
This seems like a heck of a good idea. I am no telecommunications policy guy, but I am a transparency advocate, and I can get behind this idea in about a heartbeat. From the media reform group SavetheNews: In the media reform world, we often say we’re fighting for “better” media. Of course, “better” is [...]
Filed under: Transparency | Tagged: Concentration of media ownership, Federal Communications Commission, Public interest | Leave a Comment »
