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Dateline Earth

Obama’s supposed transparency again belied by hush-hush press conference rules at EPA

Osha Gray Davidson's post on the Society of Environmental Journalists' listserv was at least one funny…

InvestigateWestMay 5, 2010

From the Field

Happy Sunshine Week! Here are investigative resources for journalists and other citizens

Even though I've been reporting for decades, I always learn something useful during Sunshine Week,…

InvestigateWestMarch 19, 2010

From the Field

Scientists: Obama administration muzzles us as much as George W. Bush’s did

It was a year ago this month that President Obama issued a memo giving underlings…

InvestigateWestMarch 18, 2010

From the Field

Had trouble getting info from the government? Tell it to the Datamine project for Sunshine Week

I'd planned for this third of my Sunshine Week posts to write about examples of…

InvestigateWestMarch 17, 2010

From the Field

Slow government action under Freedom of Information Act = a less robust democracy

I was driving the other day when my celphone started vibrating. I pulled it from my…

InvestigateWestMarch 16, 2010

From the Field

Obama administration pounds chest about transparency, but will have to better than this

The other day the Obama administration's "Chief Information Officer" -- or CIO... isn't that clever? -- was in…

InvestigateWestMarch 15, 2010

Dateline Earth

Obama administration tries to sell itself as more open and transparent; don’t believe it

Friends, it's Sunshine Week, the annual push by those who would democratize our government by…

InvestigateWestMarch 13, 2010