The Student Press Law Center and the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project are proud to honor Western Kentucky University student journalist Anthony Clauson with the 2026 Freedom of Information Award. Four other reporting teams are recognized as finalists.
Student journalist Joshua Levin writes that government officials have found a trick to keep the public from seeing what they are up to: They don’t have to always say no. They can simply make getting the records so difficult that nobody wants to try.
Admissions staffers weren’t happy with the front page story run by the University of Massachusetts-Boston’s student newspaper, the Mass Media, during a welcome day earlier this month. The newspaper had reported about a hazmat scare in the dorms that led to a resident being taken to the hospital on a stretcher. Admissions staff, concerned about… Continue reading Admissions staff conceal copies of student newspapers after front page story about hazmat incident
