Tag Archive | "FOI"

PCLI gets kudos from SPJ

Friday, October 10, 2008

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From SPJ’s newsletter: ABSURDIA IN ISLANDIA   Journalists and the general public on Long Island are scratching their heads after one municipal body, the Islandia Village Board, briefly considered banning audio and video recording and transmission of public meetings. The Press Club of Long Island, the local chapter of SPJ, strongly opposed the proposal. In [...]

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Press Club denounces Islandia secrecy bill

Monday, October 6, 2008

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Oct. 6, 2008   A hearing is scheduled for Oct. 7 by the Islandia Village Board in Suffolk County on a local ordinance that, if approved, would bar the audio or video recording and transmission of recordings of public meetings. The Press Club of Long Island, the local chapter of the national Society of Professional Journalists, opposes [...]

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