Friday LOG Links
US Department of Justice wins Rosemary Award for worst open government performance in 2011. Some journalists report Attorney General Eric Holder misunderstood the award and responded “you like me, you really like me” but that cannot be confirmed as 18 ½ minutes of the awards banquet video were erased. [National Security Archive – George Washington University]
The Open Government Singularity is nearly upon us, but California might be getting there just a bit quicker. One day, all government business and expenditures will relate to public records and open meetings; all public records requests will be about the expense of public records lawsuits. [The Sacramento Bee – Capitol Alert]
The high cost of reviewing public records about public records requests: Hawaii agency expects cost of producing a year’s worth of requests to run $123,000. [Honolulu Civil Beat]
Would you be reading this if it were printed in 8-point type next to the obituaries? Journalists are fighting to keep published public notice requirements in place. [Society of Professional Journalists]
British civil servants sound like American civil servants when it comes to public records requests, except for the accent. A survey by the UK Ministry of Justice finds their FOIA “has failed to increase understanding of government, may have reduced trust and has done little to improve decision-making in Westminster.” [The Guardian]
