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New Year’s Resolutions for the Media: Tell the Truth About Religion—and Earn Back Credibility

As confidence in the press collapses, fair coverage of faith becomes a test of whether journalism can still serve the public.

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Austria Ends a Century of Official Secrecy as New Freedom of Information Law Takes Effect

Austria now requires proactive disclosure of administrative documents, contracts and data after five generations of constitutionally enshrined secrecy.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Virginia FOIA Law Strangled by Legislators Who Claim to Advocate Transparency 

Nine thousand dollars for a school bus video? That’s the price of government transparency in Virginia. Legislators killed a bill that would have brought costs in line.