The Importance Of Open Records To Journalists In Every State

In the past year there have been several attempts by legislative leaders in Wisconsin to limit the scope of our state’s powerful Open Records Law, which dates back to the early 20th Century. Here’s an interesting article from Poynter with a brief example of the impact of Open Records laws in all 50 states.

There is a special section of the WBA Newsroom which gives a quick tutorial on Wisconsin’s Open Records law, which you can find here.

Posted by Tim Morrissey