The Brechner Center for Freedom of Information is now accepting applications for the annual Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award. The award recognizes outstanding news coverage that promotes transparent, accountable government and is primarily intended to reward journalism that is about the public’s right-to-know and about government secrecy, not just journalism that uses public records as a means to an end.

The application deadline is Feb. 26, 2021 and there is no fee to enter. Work by any U.S.-based media organization or individual, in any medium, is eligible for the prize. The winner will be recognized at a virtual meeting of the Florida Free Speech Forum in April.

The award is funded by a generous grant from the family of pioneering broadcast executive Joseph L. Brechner and his wife, Marion. The Brechner Center was founded in 1977 as a source of research and advocacy supporting the public’s right of access to civically essential information, in Florida and throughout the country.

More information on the award and how to apply is available at: https://brechner.org/about/awards/.

Posted: January 14, 2021
Category: Brechner Center, College News
Tagged as: Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award