Description :

Freedom of Information (FOI) requests allow citizens to access government records that aren’t already public — everything from internal emails to expense reports. In this presentation, former Vancouver Sun journalist Chad Skelton will talk about how he used FOI requests as a journalist to break exclusive news stories and how you can use FOI requests to find out information about issues you care about.

Chad will discuss the different types of agencies that you can file FOI requests to (everything from city governments to Crown corporations) and the types of records that are accessible. He will also include a discussion of the obstacles requesters sometimes face when trying to access government information and the processes that are in place to file a complaint about how your request was handled.

Handouts will be provided that will lay out the basics of how to file an FOI request as well as some examples of requests Chad filed when he was a reporter.

Chad Skelton is a KPU journalism instructor. He has received the Jack Webster Award, BC’s top journalism prize, six times, most recently in 2013 for a series on political donations and lobbyists.

Register by:  Tuesday, Feb. 27th

Affiliation(s) obligatoire(s) :

• TALK Annual Membership

Disponibles : 38/50

Prix : 15,00 $ Taxes exonérées

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