• Access Professionals
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ACCESS PROFESSIONALS

American Society of Access Professionals (ASAP)—
http://www.accesspro.org/

CAPAPA—
http://www.capapa.org/

FIRST AMENDMENT/OPEN GOVERNMENT

Freedom Forum

First Amendment Center
Charles Haynes, Senior Scholar and Director of Education Programs
1101 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone (703) 528-0800
Fax (703) 284-2879
E-mail chaynes@freedomforum.org
http://www.freedomforum.org/

National Security Archive

Thomas S. Blanton, Director
The George Washington University
Gelman Library, Suite 701
2130 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone (202) 994-7000
Fax (202) 994-7005
E-mail nsarchiv@gwu.edu
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/index.html

OMB Watch

Gary D. Bass, Executive Director
1742 Connecticut Ave.
Washington, DC 20009
Phone (202) 234-8494
Fax (202) 234-8584
http://www.ombwatch.org/
Information and Access Program—
http://www.ombwatch.org/info/

Open the Government.org

Patrice McDermott, Director
1742 Connecticut Ave NW
3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20009
Phone (202) 332-OPEN (6736)
E-mail info@openthegovernment.org
http://www.openthegovernment.org/

Sunshine in Government Initiative

Rick Blum, Coordinator
1100 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone (703) 807-2100
E-mail info@SunshineinGovernment.org
http://www.sunshineingovernment.org/

Sunshine Week

Debra Gersh Hernandez, National Coordinator
E-mail aghernandez@asne.org
http://www.sunshineweek.org/

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GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

U.S. Department of Justice

Annual FOIA Reports—
http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/04_6.html

FOIA Reference Guide, Revised May 2006—
http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/04_3.html

FOIA Post (2001- )—
http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/foiapost/mainpage.htm

FOIA Update (1979-2000)—
http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/foi-upd.htm

Principal FOIA Contacts at Federal Agencies—
http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/foiacontacts.htm

U.S. Government Manual, 2006-07—
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/

A Citizens Guide on Using the FOIA—
http://www.fas.org/sgp/foia/citizen.html

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LEGAL RESOURCES

American Civil Liberties Union

Anthony Romero, Executive Director
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Phone (212) 344-3005
Fax (212) 344-3318
http://www.aclu.org/

Student Press Law Center

Mark Goodman, Executive Director
1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22209-2275
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Phone (703) 807-1904
E-mail director@splc.org
http://www.splc.org/

FOI/GOVERNMENT SECRETS

Electronic Privacy Information Center

Marc Rotenburg, Executive Director
1718 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20009
Phone (202) 483-1140
Fax (202) 483-1248 (fax)
E-mail epic-info@epic.org
http://www.epic.org/

Freedom of Information Clearinghouse

Public Citizen Litigation Group
1600 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone (202) 546-4996 (phone)
http://www.citizen.org/litigation/free_info/

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Lucy Dalglish, Executive Director
1100 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone (703) 807-2100 (phone)
E-mail rcfp@rcfp.org
Open Government Guide—
http://www.rcfp.org/ogg/index.php
How to Use the Federal FOI Act—
http://www.rcfp.org/foiact/
Federal FOI Act Letter Generator—
http://www.rcfp.org/foi_letter/generate.php

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MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS

Investigative Reporters and Editors

Brant Houston
Missouri School of Journalism
138 Neff Annex
Columbia, MO 65211
info@ire.org
FOI and First Amendment Center—
http://www.ire.org/foi/

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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

The Associated Press

Tom Curley, President and CEO
450 W. 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001
Phone (212) 621-1500
info@ap.org
http://www.ap.org/
Freedom of Information—
http://www.ap.org/foi

Society of Professional Journalists

Terry Harper, Executive Director
Eugene S. Pulliam National Journalism Center
3909 N. Meridian St.
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Phone (317) 927-8000
Fax (317) 920-4789
http://www.spj.org/
FOI Audit Toolkit

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PUBLICATIONS

Access Reports

Harry A. Hammitt
Editor/Publisher
1624 Dogwood Lane
Lynchburg, VA 24503
Phone (434) 384-5334
Fax (434) 384-8272
http://www.accessreports.com/

Open Government Guide

The Open Government Guide is a complete compendium of information on every state's open records and open meetings laws. Each state's section is arranged according to a standard outline, making it easy to compare laws in various states.

Open Government Guide from the
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Media Law: A Legal Handbook for the Working Journalist

by Katherine M. Galvin and legal editor Stephen Elias. Berkeley, CA: Nolo Press, 1984. Order from:

Nolo Press
950 Parker Street
Phone (800) 728-3555
Fax (800) 645-0895
Berkeley CA 94710-2524
or here from Amazon.com

BLOGS

BeSpacific
Sabrina I. Pacifici
Web Editor and Publisher
http://www.bespacific.com/

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