Celebrate Sunshine Week, March 14-20

Shine a light on the importance of open records and government transparency during Sunshine Week, March 14-20. Join news organizations across the country in informing readers about the importance of access to public information and what it means for you and your community. You may write your own content or you can usually find a variety of opinion pieces, news articles and editorial cartoons available to publish at no cost at SunshineWeek.org in the days leading up to Sunshine Week. Find more info at the site below.

Materials are embargoed until Sunday, March 14, but you can see a few headlines from AP and News Leaders Association that will be available to download next week. Check back Sunday or Monday to download any of the material for publication.

VISIT SITE

Column: Open Government is key to honest government

Ken Paulson, who spoke at OPA's Annual Convention several years ago, is the director of the Free Speech Center and a professor at Middle Tennessee State University. He's also a former editor-in-chief of USA Today. He shared his column titled "Open government is key to honest government" for any OPA member to publish with attribution. It includes this advice on how to support transparency in government: Read and support your local newspaper. Local journalists, more than anyone else, will stand up for your right to information. Facebook will not be going toe-to-toe with your mayor.

DOWNLOAD

"For the Kid in You" feature

If you'd like to publish future "For the Kid in You" weekly features, contact flwylie@att.net.

This quarter-page feature is provided exclusively to
OPA members and "For the Kid in You" subscribers.

Three sizes are available.