Village of Islandia Attempting to Ban Coverage of Public Hearings
October 6, 2008
Fair Media Council Encourages Media to Cover Oct. 7 Event
(Long Island, N.Y.) On Oct. 7, the Village of Islandia is set to put into law a ban of “videotaping, recording or the transmission” of their public meetings. The vote is scheduled to take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Village Hall.
“In an era where the public is rightfully demanding more transparency in government, the Village of Islandia is responding by instituting a ban of public hearing coverage that will leave its public in the dark,” said Jaci Clement, executive director of the Fair Media Council, noting that news coverage is vital to keeping the public informed and public officials accountable. “Given the environment we live in, this raises a red flag. What’s happening in the village that the local government doesn’t want the public to know? The village needs more news coverage, not less, to find the answer to that question and to allow democracy to work as it is intended.”
The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage. More information may be obtained at www.fairmediacouncil.org.
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