Article archive / April 1, 2015
Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 4. Source pages: 16.
As part of their initiative to promote the themes of Sunshine week, the American Society of News Editors (ASNE) developed a model open-government proclamation. They explained that James Madison, the father of our federal Constitution, wrote, “consent of the governed” requires that the people be able to “arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” Sunshine Week is set for mid March, “commemorating the anniversary of James Madison’s birth, and throughout the year to work diligently to enhance the public’s access to government records and information, …” notes the ASNE.
Sunshine Week is brought to you by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Bloomberg, The Gridiron Club and Foundation, American Society of News Editors, and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
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