The Joseph L. Brechner Center for Freedom of Information is an incubator for ideas and initiatives that give the public timely and affordable access to the information necessary for informed, participatory citizenship. The Brechner Center works to educate journalists, policymakers and the general public about the law of access today and how it should work tomorrow. The Center is a source of research, expertise and advocacy about the law of gathering and disseminating news across all platforms and technologies.

A Q&A with 2023 Brechner Freedom of Information Award Winner Brett Murphy

April 17, 2023

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ProPublica reporter wins 2023 Brechner Freedom of Information Award

April 4, 2023

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Janet Coats Will Speak About the Brechner Center at Alachua County Library District’s Freedom of Information Day

March 16, 2023

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David Cuillier Will be a Panelist for the Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s Sunshine Week Symposium

March 16, 2023

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