By Betsy Model, President
New Book By SPJ Advisor, FOIA Expert David Cuillier
“The Art of Access: Strategies for Acquiring Public Records”
Even as the SPJ New Mexico chapter works on getting SPJ’s national FOI Committee Chair, David Cuillier, out to New Mexico for a program workshop -tentative date June 9! – we also wanted to let all of you know that Dave’s new book – co-authored with SPJ’s other top FOIA expert, Charles Davis – is out and available for those of you who just can’t wait for the workshop or prefer an in-your-hand, 236-page desk reference.
Titled “The Art of Access: Strategies for Acquiring Public Records” and a CQ Press imprint, the book features not only the necessary step-by-step details on how to work your way through the maze of acquiring records and information from government offices but also features interviews and pertinent sound bites from such major names as Bob Woodward, Helen Thomas, Steve Doig, Pete Weitzel and Brant Houston.
The book is available through Amazon (here) and other online retailers and more information can be found at Cuillier’s blog, www.theartofaccess.com or at http://www.spj.org/foi.asp.