Articles by Colin Donohue
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Pendulum, Phoenix14News honored at SPJ Region 2 conference
March 30, 2010
The Pendulum, Elon's weekly student newspaper, and Phoenix14News, Elon's weekly student newscast were honored March 27 with Mark of Excellence Awards at the Society of Professional Journalists Region 2 competition in College Park, Md.
Jessica Gisclair leads 15 students on Gulf Coast service trip
March 30, 2010
Communications associate professor Jessica Gisclair and AmeriCorps Vista staff member Rebekkah Goodman-Williams spent spring break with 15 Elon students on a weeklong service trip to the gulf coast of Mississippi, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005.
Transparency explored by the North Carolina League of Municipalities executive director
March 30, 2010
In recognition of Sunshine Week, the executive director of the state's municipal organization calls on cities and towns to consider a review of their public records compliance policies with an eye toward transparency. Read the full article below.
2010 Freedom of Information Summit May 7-8
March 30, 2010
Fayetteville Observer: Open Access: Charges vary for copies of public records
March 30, 2010
From the Fayetteville Observer (3/27/10): The Fayetteville Observer's recent Sunshine Week audit revealed some inconsistency in what local governments charge for copies of public records.
Mount Airy News: The doors to closed sessions need kicking open
March 30, 2010
From the Mount Airy News (3/27/10): The harboring of secrets can be extremely troublesome, especially when someone is being kept in the dark who shouldn’t — namely the public.
Raleigh Telegram: Online Newspaper In Eastern NC Loses Public Records Case
March 30, 2010
From the Raleigh Telegram (3/24/10): The editor of an online newspaper in Pamlico County called “Pamlico Today” lost a recent court case in his quest to get a copy of an email sent by the Oriental town manager.
Communications Student Awards Ceremony April 9
March 29, 2010
Journalism major wins nationwide reporting competition
March 25, 2010
Rebecca Smith, a sophomore journalism major and features editor of The Pendulum student newspaper, was one of nine students nationwide to be selected for a Scripps Howard Foundation 10-day journalism study trip to Japan in its annual Roy W. Howard National Collegiate Reporting Competition.
News and Observer: News Observer, WRAL offer to pay to move meeting turned down
March 23, 2010
From the Raleigh News and Observer (3/23/10): The News and Observer and WRAL offered to pay for the cost of moving today's Wake school board meeting to the Fletcher Theater at the Progress Energy Performing Arts Center so that more members of the public can attend the board's historic final vote ending the diversity policy in student assignments for North Carolina's largest school district.