Colin Donohue

From Mountain Xpress (1/28/09): A confidentiality clause in an oath administered to members of public-access channel URTV’s board at their last meeting has sparked criticism—and the county attorney’s office is looking into whether the vow is in line with the state’s open-meetings law.

Prospective JCM Fellows will join faculy and staff in the School of Communications for an evening reception from 7-9 pm. on March 6.

Prospective JCM Fellows will interview with faculty and staff from 11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 7.

Across the country, states are struggling with similar statutes that require a "reasonable" cost for public records.

From the Raleigh News and Observer (1/25/09): In his inaugural address, President Obama spoke of the need for government officials to "do our business in the light of day."

What is the Phoenix Futurama? It’s a trivia contest tied to the future of information and communication technologies. Nearly 90 students from four different winter term courses with communications themes and a futures focus gathered together Jan. 22 to enjoy competing in this test of their knowledge.

From the New York Times (1/22/09): President Obama moved swiftly on Wednesday to impose new rules on government transparency and ethics, using his first full day in office to freeze the salaries of his senior aides, mandate new limits on lobbyists and demand that the government disclose more information.

From the State Journal-Register (Springfield, Ill.) (1/18/09): The capital of North Carolina is nearly 900 miles from Springfield, and that’s how far Gov. Rod Blagojevich has gone to keep clemency petitions secret.

Eight student media leaders from Phoenix14News and The Pendulum have spent the last four days in Washington, D.C., covering the historic inauguration of Barack Obama.