Brechner FOI Project launches national Secrecy Tracker to monitor transparency legislation

Posted

The Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) has launched a national Secrecy Tracker to help identify legislation that threatens the public’s access to government records and meetings. 

The tool allows anyone for free to see what bills are proposed in any state, Congress, and Washington, D.C., that are related to public records and open meeting laws. The Secrecy Tracker employs machine learning to help sift out false positives and capture bills that may not include relevant keywords but still relate to transparency. 

Click here to read more.

Comments

No comments on this item Please log in to comment by clicking here


Scroll the Latest Job Opportunities From The Media Job Board