Sunshine Week! That's the theme of Sunshine Week , an annual chance for newsrooms to advocate for government transparency. Here are how some local papers are promoting it:-- The Columbus Dispatch : This week is about "the importance of open government and freedom of information." House Dems promoting 'transparency' too"Sunshine Week" is a nonpartisan idea — spearheaded by ASNE — but local politicians sometimes hold town halls and other events to support it. According to Jonathan Swan, "the House will frame the coming week as 'Sunshine Week' — 'focused on increasing government transparency and accountability,' to follow their vote last week on sweeping anti-corruption legislation."

Source: CNN March 11, 2019 05:37 UTC