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2025 Brechner Freedom of Information Award open, $3,000 prize

Posted: November 22, 2024

Entries for the 2025 Brechner Freedom of Information Award are being accepted through Jan. 10, 2025, to recognize outstanding records-based news reporting aired or published during 2024.  The award has been presented annually since 1986 by the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications to reward excellence in reporting that draws on government documents and data, shedding light on official secrecy. The first-place winner will receive $3,000. It is free to enter.  Non-academic stories or series of stories related to freedom of information or based heavily on public records, and…

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