August 3, 2010

The Challenge of Writing a New Constitution with Direct Democracy, panel presentation at the 2010 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy J.H. Snider describes the role state constitutional conventions should play in the democratic process, with a focus on Maryland’s...

June 14, 2010

It’s the Public’s Data: Democratizing School Board Records Education Week publishes J.H. Snider’s article on using new information technology to enhance accees to public school board records.

May 24, 2010

Federal Trade Commission Staff Discussion Draft: Potential Policy Recommendations to Support the Reinvention of Journalism The FTC discussion draft cites iSolon.org’s conflict-of-interest automation proposal six times (see March 10, 2010 presentation and working paper...

May 8, 2010

  2010 Freedom of Information Summit J.H. Snider presents on Transparency in the Digital Age.  WikiFOIA summarized the summit here.

April 18, 2010

Maryland’s Fake Open Government The Washington Post publishes J.H. Snider’s commentary on what’s wrong with open government in Maryland and how to fix it.  One proposal is to update Maryland’s Constitution.  For information on how that might happen,...

April 6, 2010

Spotting Holes in OpenGov Plans for Public Engagement Steve Buckley from U.S. Transparency interviews J.H. Snider about his essay,Deterring Fake Public Participation