Journalists must be careful with FOIA
By asking the Freedom of Information Commission for the list of people who signed up for New Haven’s controversial municipal ID card program, Journal Inquirer managing editor Chris Powell is testing the limits of responsible journalism.
At this point, it is unclear what Powell plans to do with the information he may obtain, but his comment that he’s seeking the information because the program encourages illegal immigration gives some hint as to his political agenda. There is surely some journalistic merit to seeking and using the data in reporting. For example, if a reporter...
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