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FOIA News: Hall of Fame under new management

FOIA News (2025)Allan BlutsteinComment

Brechner FOI Project to Lead National FOIA Hall of Fame

Univ. of Florida, Apr. 21, 2025

The National Freedom of Information Act Hall of Fame is back, under the leadership of the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications.

The Hall of Fame was created in 1996 by the First Amendment Center, an operating program of Freedom Forum, with the assistance of the Society of Professional Journalists. The 1996 launch coincided with the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act. Every five years, through 2016, a class of new individuals was inducted into the hall in recognition of their impact and dedication to government transparency in the United States.

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