The New England First Amendment Coalition is continuing its introductory series, 3 Requests 3 Stories, on public record laws with new classes on specific requests that can be made and how they can be turned into stories.
Each lesson is taught by leading open government experts, attorneys, and journalists on the federal Freedom of Information Act and state public record laws.
This week’s Maine lesson is from Samantha Hogan, who focuses on government accountability projects for The Maine Monitor. She joined the publication in 2019 as its first full-time reporter.
Each class will be moderated by Emily Sweeney, a journalist at The Boston Globe and author of the books “Boston Organized Crime” and “Gangland Boston.” Sweeney currently writes the Blotter Tales column which appears in the Globe every Sunday. In addition to serving on the NEFAC Board of Directors, she’s also the president of the New England Society of News Editors.
This new round of classes will be provided by NEFAC with support from the Society of Professional Journalists Foundation, SPJ’s New England Chapter, MuckRock and the New England Society of News Editors.
Previous lessons can be viewed on NEFAC’s YouTube channel or through its new multimedia FOI Guide. It is recommended that these lessons are viewed prior to attending the new classes.
Registration is free and open to all members of the public.