Help educate the public as well as local, state and federal officials about the values and the importance of public access. Twenty-four organizations are members of the coalition. The group expects to meet again to develop an action plan for expanding public understanding of the right to know. Open sources give us everything we need to know to make intelligent choices. Secrecy is not the key to our security.
Analysis is the key.
ASNE President Giles is editor and publisher of The Detroit News.