Skip to content

Prospective Donor Lists May Win Records Exemption in Virginia

Post categories

  1. Freedom of information
· Story link A bill that would allow the University of Virginia to keep confidential its fundraising database, which lists…

· Story link

A bill that would allow the University of Virginia to keep confidential its fundraising database, which lists about 450,000 potential donors, is moving forward in the state legislature. Open government advocates accept that personal information should be kept confidential but argue that the names should be public. (2/6/08)

Stay informed by signing up for our monthly newsletter

Keep up with the Reporters Committee by subscribing to our monthly newsletter! We'll send you updates about our work defending the rights of journalists, the latest news on press freedom, original analyses on First Amendment issues, and more.