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University of Southern Indiana Chapter

The University of Southern Indiana, Evansville IN

PRESIDENT
Briana Baker

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Jason Bailey

VP/MEMBERSHIP
Melanie Branum

SECRETARY
Brian Kennedy

ADVISER
Dr. Gael L. Cooper

University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN 47712

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USI chapter Secretary Brian Kennedy, Immediate Past-President Amy Stockholm, President Briana Baker and Adviser Gael Cooper meet to discuss plans for 2005. -- Photo by Chad Tew.

The USI chapter inducted its first 14 members on Thursday, March 18, 2004. Patricia Ferrier, Ron Roat and Gael Cooper, members of the Cardinal States Pro Chapter and of the USI Communications faculty, participated.

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Read today's news stories that affect journalists and the profession. Find out how media are doing in coping with crises. Updated daily. Click here.

FOI Laws for States in Region 5

Indiana

Handbook on Indiana’s Public
Access Laws -- New
Indiana Open Records Law: I.C. secs 5-14-3-1 to 5-14-3-10
Indiana Open Meetings Law: I.C. secs. 5-14-1.5-1 to 5-14-1.5-8
Indiana Access to Courts Statutes: I.C. secs 5-14-2-1 to 5-14-2-8

Kentucky

Kentucky Open Records Act: K.R.S. 61.870 to 61.884 (Use browser search function to find section ".870" -- Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Kentucky Open Meetings Law: K.R.S. 61.810 to 61.850 (Use browser search function to find section ".810" -- Requires Adobe Acrobat reader)

Illinois

Illinois Open Meetings Act: (5 ILCS 120/1) (from Ch. 102, par. 41)
Illinois Freedom of Information Act (Open Records) 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. From: Ch. 116, par. 201et seq.
Attorney General's Guide to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act

FOI Alerts

Resources for journalists and the public on issues involving access to government records and activities and freedom of information education.
SPJ seeks to maintain constant vigilance in protection of the First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and of the press and to encourage a climate in which journalism can be practiced freely. Click here .

Recent Updates

Leaders of the Society of Professional Journalists and its Ethics Committee are counseling journalists to balance their zeal for great coverage with ethical considerations in light of the human tragedy that continues to unfold in New York, Washington and elsewhere. Click here.

SPJ News

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