Director of the First Amendment Clinic Andy Geronimo was quoted recently in an article about a new, interactive course offered by Northeast Ohio Solutions Journalism Collaborative and the Cleveland Documenters which teaches people how to access local public records.
In the article on wksu.org, Geronimo shared that public records can provide “one of the best ways” to learn about how your local government works.
“There’s also an accountability element to it … to serve as a public check on the authority of government,” he said.
The free course of micro-lessons is texted directly to your phone once per day for seven days. Registration is available at bit.ly/publicrecordscourse.
Read the full article for more information.