By Betsy Model, President
You asked, we delivered. So many of you have asked for additional workshop and continuing education opportunities that we’re pleased to announce that June dates have been selected for David Cuillier, SPJ’s Freedom of Information Chairman, to come to the Land of Enchantment for an intensive, two-hour workshop on FOI and FOIA in not just one but two cities.
On Wednesday, June 9, Dave will be conducting a workshop in Albuquerque and on Thursday, June 10, he’ll head south to do the same in Las Cruces for our colleagues in the southernmost part of the state and El Paso. As many of you know (and is posted on this website) Dave is the co-author of a new book on FOI and we couldn’t be more pleased that he’s bringing his vast knowledge on the subject directly to us.
We’ll post more information as the logistics of time and actual location space is worked out but if you just can’t wait to see Dave in live action well, sort of – catch this video of him, on behalf of SPJ, responding to reporters wanting to know journalists’ reaction to three states proposing a ban on the release of 911 calls. Catch it here on CNN video. You can also read Cuillier’s reaction to the question of whether 911 calls should be public on the FOI blog here on SPJ’s main website. We’re working on a couple of other workshop possibilities for April and May so stay tuned.