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The Henry Lee Weathers Freedom of Information Awards honor journalists or newspapers for exceptional work in advancing or upholding the cause of Freedom of Information. It also recognizes excellence in reporting about access to government-held information and the First Amendment. Awards are given in two newspaper divisions – newspapers with circulation below 20,000 and newspapers with circulation over 20,000. |
Newspapers with Circulation of less than 20,000 |
Publisher Arrested
Staff
The Alamance News, Graham
It’s one thing to battle for public access in the courts. It’s quite another to take on a government agency jaw to jaw, as Tom Boney did, and face arrest. Boney never backed down, and the truth came out. |
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Newspapers with Circulation of more than 20,000 |
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Fort Bragg Hearings
Henry Cuningham
The Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville
The reporter determinedly followed the developments on these hearings, wrote intelligently about the freedom of information values involved and the newspaper persisted in general in pushing for change. In an era when the military all too often has its way and the administration in Washington skates with its secret ways, this reporter and this newspaper challenged the authorities. The people are the winners. |
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