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Scholarship honors Ralph Langer, longtime FOI Foundation president and news executive

2022-11-30T20:59:54-06:00

For Immediate Release Sept. 29, 2022 Scholarship honors Ralph Langer, longtime FOI Foundation president and news executive AUSTIN – The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas announced Thursday the creation of a journalism scholarship honoring Ralph Langer, a guiding light as the foundation became the state’s leading voice on transparency and the First Amendment. The $5,000 scholarship will be awarded in early 2023 to a journalism or photojournalism undergraduate student at a Texas college or university for the 2023-24 academic year. Applications will be accepted beginning in December 2022. Langer, who died in August 2021 at age 84, was editor and [...]

Scholarship honors Ralph Langer, longtime FOI Foundation president and news executive2022-11-30T20:59:54-06:00

Veteran journalist and FOI proponent Ross Ramsey to receive James Madison Award

2022-08-31T17:47:23-05:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 30, 2022 Veteran journalist and FOI proponent Ross Ramsey to receive James Madison Award  AUSTIN – Ross Ramsey, a Texas journalist for more than 40 years and longtime champion of the people’s right to know, will be honored with the prestigious James Madison Award. The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas bestows the award on those who demonstrate outstanding commitment to the principles of the First Amendment and open government. The foundation will present the award at its state conference Sept. 29 in Austin. Ramsey retired from The Texas Tribune earlier this year. He co-founded the online [...]

Veteran journalist and FOI proponent Ross Ramsey to receive James Madison Award2022-08-31T17:47:23-05:00

FOI Foundation of Texas state conference set for Sept. 29

2022-08-31T17:48:26-05:00

AUSTIN - Transparency issues surrounding the Uvalde mass shooting, First Amendment rights in school libraries and journalism classrooms and news leaders' and legislators' views on the current open government landscape are the focus of the upcoming FOI Foundation state conference, "New Takes on Texas Transparency." The event will be Thursday, Sept. 29, at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 University Ave., in Austin. Individual tickets and sponsorships are available for purchase online at www.foift.org. Discounted hotel rooms can be reserved for the night of Sept. 28. (Use this reservation link; the cutoff date for the conference hotel room rate is Monday, [...]

FOI Foundation of Texas state conference set for Sept. 292022-08-31T17:48:26-05:00

FOI Foundation of Texas to hold Open Government Seminars in San Antonio, Edinburg

2022-06-04T12:52:55-05:00

By Kelley Shannon Executive Director Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas Perhaps you’ve heard the saying that information is power. It’s a fundamental principle in the founding of our nation. James Madison, pivotal in writing and ratifying the U.S. Constitution, spoke of the importance of information – of the knowledge people need to govern themselves. The “advancement and diffusion of knowledge” is the only true guardian of liberty, Madison warned. Certainly, those words resonate today, and the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas is doing its part to help Texans obtain the knowledge necessary to watch over government and participate in [...]

FOI Foundation of Texas to hold Open Government Seminars in San Antonio, Edinburg2022-06-04T12:52:55-05:00

At the root of democracy: Free flow of information

2022-04-13T15:01:54-05:00

By Kelley Shannon Executive Director Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas As Ukrainians fight and die for democracy, Russia is arresting its own citizens who are protesting the war and threatening prison for journalists who report the truth. The attempt to crush a democratic government and stop the flow of information comes as American news organizations and transparency advocates observe Sunshine Week from March 13-19, a time for highlighting government openness and a free press. Certainly, let’s commemorate the freedom of information we enjoy – and constantly strive to improve – in the United States. But it’s imperative to contrast it [...]

At the root of democracy: Free flow of information2022-04-13T15:01:54-05:00

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