Navigating Through Open Records Laws

Few journalists ever want to find themselves in the headlines, but that’s exactly what happened a few weeks ago when a North Georgia newspaper publisher was jailed after he filed an open records request. He has since been released, all charges dropped, but the case is still attracting national attention, and raises very serious First Amendment issues. GPB’s Sean Powers reports.

Then, we take a closer look at open records laws with Hollie Manheimer, executive director of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation. She breaks down the differences between federal and state protections, and common misconceptions about open records.