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Author Archives: 2017 Sunshine Week Project

The 2017 Sunshine Week Project was a cooperative effort between multiple media organizations including Carolina Public Press. The project produced two major articles, one focusing on state government and the other focusing on local government.

The state government article was written by Mark Binker and Kelly Hinchcliffe of WRAL News, Emery P. Dalesio of The Associated Press, Steve Riley of The (Raleigh) News & Observer and Frank Taylor of Carolina Public Press. Additional reporting was provided by Kymberli Hagelberg of the Greensboro News & Record, Ann McAdams of WECT, Doug Miller of The Charlotte Observer and Jay Hardy of Time Warner Cable News.

The local government article was written by Mark Binker and Kelly Hinchcliffe of WRAL News, Kymberli Hagelberg of the Greensboro News & Record, Ann McAdams of WECT, Doug Miller of The Charlotte Observer and Frank Taylor of Carolina Public Press. Additional reporting was provided by Emery P. Dalesio of The Associated Press, Steve Riley of The (Raleigh) News & Observer and Jay Hardy of Time Warner Cable News.

DEQ Secretary Michael Regan transmitted these images by text message.
Posted inSpecial Reports

Text messaging records offer glimpses into how state government works

by 2017 Sunshine Week Project March 13, 2017July 7, 2020

Despite range of state government business being conducted through text messages, preservation of records can be haphazard.

Brownie Newman text screenshot
Posted inSpecial Reports

Providing text messages to public ‘a learning process’ for local governments

by 2017 Sunshine Week Project March 13, 2017July 7, 2020

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