Coalition of Journalists for Open Government

A new organisation which says it will fight to "provide timely information on freedom of information issues and on what journalism organizations are doing to foster greater transparency in government."

Should be of interest even to swedish journalists who ought to be using the US (ang other) FOI-acts to gather info on swedish companies and their mother/daughter companies around the globe.

The following organisations are founding members:
American Court and Commercial Newspapers
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Associated Press Managing Editors
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
Association of Health Care Journalists
Brechner Center on Freedom of Information
Committee of Concerned Journalists
Council of National Journalism Organizations
Criminal Justice Journalists
Education Writers Association
Freedom Forum First Amendment Center
Information Trust
Investigative Reporters and Editors
Media Law Resource Center
National Association of Science Writers
National Conference of Editorial Writers
National Federation of Press Women
National Freedom of Information Coalition
National Newspaper Association
National Press Club
National Society of Newspaper Columnists
Newspaper Association of America
Online News Association
Project for Excellence in Journalism
Radio Television News Directors Association
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Society of Environmental Journalists
Society of Professional Journalists
Student Press Law Center
University of Missouri Freedom of Information Center