Oregon Territory
March 18, 2005 — Access to Public Records
part oneThree local investigative journalists discuss their experiences with open record laws while researching and writing news stories.
Public records in Oregon are among the most accessible in the nation-- but this doesn't always mean the public can gain access to these records.
Host: Christy George
Guests: Paul Koberstein, editor of Cascadia Times (winner of 2004 Oakes Award for nation's most distiquished environmental journalism); Henry Stern, editor of Willamette Week (newspaper that uncovered former Oregon governor Neil Goldschmidt's sexual abuse of a teenage girl); and Steve Suo, reporter for The Oregonian (newspaper that published investigative report on the methamphetamine epidemic in Oregon).
Additional Resources
Filing a Freedom of Information Request
News Stories Referenced on Oregon Territory
- "Neil Goldschmidt's 30-Year Secret", Willamette Week
- "Meth: Unnecessary Epidemic", The Oregonian
- "Plundering the Pacific", Cascadia Times
Related Links
- openth egovernment.org
- Sunshine Week: Your Right to Know
- The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
- FOI Resources from Society of Environmental Journalists
- Investigative Reporters and Editors: FOI
- Radio-Television News Directors Association
- Society of Professional Journalists: FOI
- Associated Press: FOI
- - American Society of Newspaper Editors
Watchdog Groups:
- Project on Government Secrecy
- Project on Government Oversight
- Government Accountability Project
- American Library Association
- Judicial Watch
- The Media Coalition
Local Watchdogs
- Recent Programs
- June 29, 2007: Oregon: 50 Years From Now
- June 22, 2007: Oregon Legislature
- June 15, 2007: Tom Spanbauer
- June 8, 2007: Tidepooling with Jane Lubchenco
- June 1, 2007: Marriage and Domestic Partnerships
- May 25, 2007: Memorial Day
- May 18, 2007: When You Were Fifteen
- May 4, 2007: Willy Vlautin
- May 11, 2007: Slow Food
- April 27, 2007: Ben Linder & Nicaragua
- April 20, 2007: Archdiocese Sex Abuse Settlement
- April 13, 2007: 2007 Oregon Legislative Update
- April 6, 2007: Kerrys on the Environment
- March 30, 2007: Street Families
- March 23, 2007: Robert Michael Pyle
- March 16, 2007: Iraq War Medicine
- March 9, 2007: Celilo Falls
- March 2, 2007: Dams
- February 23, 2007: Bird Flu and the Pacific Northwest
- February 16, 2007: Ralph Nader
- February 9, 2007: Libby Trial
- February 2, 2007: Wolves
- January 26, 2007: Addressing Climate Change
- January 19, 2007: Fusion Voting
- January 12, 2006: Wartime Sacrifice
- January 5, 2007: Congressional Issues
- >> Full Archive
