
Posted: April 17, 2023
ProPublica reporter Brett Murphy is the winner of the 2023 Brechner Center Freedom of Information Award for “Words of Conviction,” his investigation into the use of a technique used by police and prosecutors to treat people who called 911 for help as criminals themselves. On April 10, 2023, we sat down with Brett to discuss his investigation and the use of freedom of information requests. The video runs 4:21. The Brechner Freedom of Information Award has been presented annually since 1986 by the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications…
Category: Brechner News
Tagged as: Brechner Award, FOIA, ProPublica