NEFAC receives considerable press coverage each year for its consistent advocacy of freedom of information and First Amendment concerns. Below are links to stories we’ve appeared in during the current year. Coverage from previous years can be seen here: 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | […]

By Tom D’Errico Because there was little information offered on the call, many parents took to calling the local police department, as well as the Brattleboro Reformer’s newsroom. Given it was a Sunday night, and just past our press deadline, there was really no further information to be found. But just how little information would be […]

Nominations Sought for Regional Open-Government Awards | 12.20.13 The Forecaster “The New England First Amendment Coalition is seeking nominations for a pair of annual awards recognizing private citizens and professional journalists who aggressively advance the people’s knowledge of what government is doing – or failing to do – on their behalf.” News Media Protest White House Press Access […]

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National Freedom of Information Coalition The NFOIC is a nonpartisan alliance of citizen-driven nonprofit freedom of information organizations, academic and First Amendment centers, journalistic societies and attorneys. The coalition is an education and outreach resource for state and local governments to counsel on transparency and open government issues, laws and legislation. The NFOIC also administers the Knight FOI Fund, which offers financial support […]

NEFAC’s Mission The New England First Amendment Coalition defends, promotes and expands public access to government and the work it does. The coalition is a broad-based organization of people who believe in the power of transparency in a democratic society. Its members include lawyers, journalists, historians, librarians and academicians, as well as private citizens and […]