This issue of Uplink details journalists' ongoing battles to access information. The new Electronic FOIA Amendments say the government should provide electronic data - but the law is not without its critics. Bob Anderson of the Freedom of Information Center tells the story.
Meanwhile, Jennifer LaFleur of the San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News talks about access problems journalists face in California and other states, and tells us how to get involved in the fight. NICAR's John Sullivan and Jo Craven detail recent electronic battles and the flimsy excuses bureaucrats offer in data dodges.
In other news, IRE Executive Director Rosemary Arma resigns to become Anne Arundel County bureau chief for the Baltimore Sun. And NICAR Training Director Neil Reisner leaves for the Miami Herald. The jobs are open