Sunshine Campaign Launched to Put Open Government on Candidates’ Agenda

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The American Society of Newspaper Editors and other groups involved in the annual Sunshine Week on aunched an election year Sunshine Campaign to put the issue of open government on the agenda of every candidate from president to city councilperson.  “The Sunshine Campaign is designed to spur campaign conversation — and commitment — to open government   …Journalists, and anyone else with the opportunity, are encouraged to ask every candidate for public office to explain his or her positions on open government and Freedom of Information (FOI) issues,” the organization said.   (11/29/07)