New prize rewards making public records truly public

Dear Friend of Press Freedom: One of the most important press freedom cases in the country deserves far more attention: Journalist Catherine Herridge has paid at least $4,000 in fines for refusing to reveal a confidential source, and she’ll owe even more unless the Supreme Court steps in. Plus: a new award for public records reporting, and the Justice Department’s subpoenas to The New York Times go down in flames. New prize rewards making public records truly public Are you a journalist who uses the Freedom of Information Act in your reporting? You could win $25,000. This week, Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) launched the Penlight Prize , honoring outstanding paywall-free reporting based on public records. Inspired by our partnership with Wired to drop paywalls for articles based on…