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American-Statesman Looks at The Everyday Use of Records in Reporting

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· Story link The Austin American-Statesman provided a Sunshine Week look at the role public records play in everyday reporting…

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The Austin American-Statesman provided a Sunshine Week look at the role public records play in everyday reporting with a detailed look at its reporting efforts in the past year. “I pretty much always have a request for information out there,” said one reporter who covers state government. The article also recounted some problems reporters ran into during the year when they sought routine information. (3/17/08)

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