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Sunshine Week
March 13, 2022 - March 19, 2022
Open government is good government. #SunshineWeek, held March 13-19, is a nationwide effort where journalists and citizens pause to recognize that open government is good government.
SABEW’s First Amendment Committee supports the annual nationwide celebration of access to public information and what it means for you and your community. It’s your right to know.
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Additional articles
CPJ: ‘Putin has plunged Russia into an information dark age’
NiemanLab: “An information dark age”: Russia’s new “fake news” law has outlawed most independent journalism there
New York Times: Russia Takes Censorship to New Extremes, Stifling War Coverage
Washington Post: Western news outlets curb reporting, broadcasts in Russia as Putin signs law cracking down on Ukraine coverage
Bloomberg: Bloomberg to Temporarily Halt Work of Its Journalists in Russia
New York Times: With New Limits on Media, Putin Closes a Door on Russia’s ‘Openness’
