Chair: Henry Dubroff, founder and editor of Pacific Coast Business Times
Co-Chair: James T. Madore, economics and business reporter, Newsday
Members:
- Rebecca Baker, editor at large, Bloomberg Industry Grou
- Glenn Hall, executive vice president of information services, Arizent
- Kevin G. Hall, North America editor, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
- Mark Hamrick, senior economic analyst, Washington Bureau chief, Bankrate
- James B. Nelson, business editor, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; instructor, Marquette University
- Kim Quillen, business editor, Chicago Tribune
- Marty Steffens, professor SABEW endowed chair, School of Journalism, University of Missouri
First Amendment Legal Counsel:
- Steven D. Zansberg, founder, Law Office of Steven D. Zansberg, LLC
Committee Objectives:
- Protect press freedom and serve as a watchdog over government agencies, ensuring that journalists and all citizens have access to accurate, relevant government-supported data.
- Issue statements in support of press freedom and for sufficient funding of government-collected and issued information.
- Engage government officials, private economists, watchdogs, other stakeholders and the public on the importance of robust and transparent economic and financial data as well as on the mission of business and financial journalism more broadly.