Join the News Leaders Association for Sunshine Week, the annual nationwide celebration of access to public information and what it means for you and your community. It’s your right to know.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED:
- Publish Sunshine Week content toolkit: Major news organizations work together on a special reporting package free for anyone to publish in print or online during Sunshine Week, made available at the start of the week’s events. Find this year’s offerings under Content Toolkit.
- Share your stories: Sunshine Week celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2020, and we’ve made a lot of gains in open government thanks to your work. Please share your experiences, success stories, FOIA battles, new laws and other efforts on behalf of open government. Tweet to us @SunshineWeek or use #SunshineWeek to share.
- If you are in the world of journalism, you can highlight the importance of openness through stories, editorials, columns, cartoons or graphics.
- If you are part of a civic group, you can organize local forums, sponsor essay contests or press elected officials to pass proclamations on the importance of open access.
- If you are an educator, you can use Sunshine Week to teach your students about how government transparency improves our lives and makes our communities stronger.
- If you are an elected official, you can pass a resolution supporting openness, introduce legislation improving public access or encourage training of government employees to ensure compliance with existing laws mandating open records and meetings.
- If you are a private citizen, you can write a letter to the editor or spread the word to friends through social media.
ABOUT SUNSHINE WEEK:
Sunshine Week is brought to you by the News Leaders Association, with generous support from John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and The Gridiron Club and Foundation.
