Colin Donohue

From the Spring Hope Enterprise (3/28/13): A new fee adopted by the Middlesex Board of Commissioners for extensive public records requests may violate the state's Public Records law, according to the North Carolina Press Association.

From WNCT (3/27/13): Do you have a right to know who owns a concealed weapon?

From the Lumina News (3/27/13): Violations of public records and open meetings laws could be a misdemeanor crime under a bill sponsored by Sen. Thom Goolsby.

elondocs, Elon University's only documentary production program, is now accepting applications for 2013-2014.

Assistant Professor of Communications Nicole Triche's documentary "Taxidermists" will be a part of the 2013 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.

From the Wilson Times (3/26/13): Lawmakers who want to strengthen open meetings and records laws and punish officials who violate them face formidable opposition from state employees groups.

Elon University Interactive Media master's students Ashley Deese and Kelsey Sullivan had their film selected by an international panel of judges for as a finalist in the United Nations Forum on Forests contest.

Alumni Anna Johnson '12, Molly McGowan '10, Scott Muthersbaugh '06 and Kristin Zachary '09 all received North Carolina Press Association awards March 21.

From The Pendulum (3/21/13): On March 8, the North Carolina Supreme Court made a decision that directly affects Elon University students. According to the ruling, private university campus police in North Carolina are effectively exempt from public records laws that require public records be disclosed in reasonable circumstances. This is a major loophole in the law.