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About Sunshine Week
Starting March 13, journalism organizations are launching a weeklong,
nationwide campaign
called Sunshine Week to press for government access, contending that information
is being withheld more often by officials who argue that post-Sept.11 security concerns warrant keeping it secret.
About these essays
Journalism students at the University of Rhode Island wrote the following
essays as part of the course, “Foundations of American Journalism”.
They’ve spent the semester reading about the political philosophers who
influenced the concept of press freedom. With Sunshine Week approaching, Professor
Barbara Meagher asked the students to reflect on what many journalists see as
excessive government secrecy.
Journalism 115 student bios
Shaun Boutwell,
of Leominster, Massachusetts, is a journalism major at the University of Rhode
Island and a news editor for the student newspaper, The Good 5 Cent Cigar.
Jessica Haley,
of North Kingstown, is a sophomore at the University of Rhode Island studying
journalism and political science.
Ashley Martin,
of Somers, Connecticut, is a second year student at the University of Rhode
Island, majoring in journalism and political science.
Christopher Barrett,
of Kingston, a freshman at the University of Rhode Island majoring in journalism
and political science, is a news editor at the student newspaper, The Good 5
Cent Cigar.
Jamie Dufault,
of Narragansett, a freshman journalism major at the University of Rhode Island,
is a member of the student television station, URI-TV.
Ryan Gallucci,
of West Warwick, is a junior majoring in journalism at the University of Rhode
Island and a Sergeant in the United States Army Reserves.
Michelle Kirms,
of Point Pleasant, New Jersey, is a journalism major at the University of Rhode
Island and an assistant news editor for the student newspaper, The Good 5 Cent
Cigar.
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From the Journal
3.13.2005
Access
leads to reform in R.I.
After Russell J. Bowden was taken to a hospital
from his Woonsocket nursing home suffering from dehydration, his wife,
Janet M. Bowden, filed a telephone complaint against the home.
Your
right to know is under attack
FALL RIVER - Ed Lambert, Al Lima and Mike
Miozza never thought of themselves as activists, just regular guys.
The
public has a stake in preserving open government
Tom Curley, The Associated Press' president
and chief executive officer, discusses the Sunshine Week initiative involving
media groups, universities and the American Library Association.
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