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color=#800000> Access to government information,
including the effect of government suppression and manipulation of scientific
information on public health and safety, will be the focus of a panel discussion
webcast free for the public at the downtown Oklahoma City library on March
13.<BR> "Closed Doors; Open Democracies?" is
scheduled for 7-8:30 p.m. in the 46th Star Auditorium on the fourth floor of the
Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library, 300 Park
Ave.<BR> This national event will begin with a
discussion of the issues at the federal and local levels and end with ideas for
action by the public.<BR> Speakers include
Francesca Grifo, senior scientist and director of the Scientific Integrity
Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, and Rick Piltz, former senior
associate, U.S. Climate Change Science Program, who blew the whistle on the Bush
administration's manipulation of scientific reporting related to global
warming.<BR> Originating from the National Press
Club, the program is organized by OpenTheGovernment.org and is part of national
Sunshine Week activities spotlighting the public’s right to know what its
government is doing.<BR> Freedom of Information
Oklahoma Inc. and the Metropolitan Library System are sponsoring the local
webcast of the program.<BR> “Oklahomans can hear
from national experts how the suppression of scientific information for
political purposes is endangering our health, safety and environment,” said Dr.
Joey Senat, FOI Oklahoma Inc. president and an Oklahoma State University
associate journalism professor.<BR> FOI Oklahoma
Inc. is a statewide nonprofit organization educating the public and elected
officials about openness in government and the rights guaranteed by the First
Amendment.<BR><BR>Joey Senat, Ph.D.<BR>Associate Professor<BR>OSU School of
Journalism and Broadcasting<BR>(405) 744-8277<SPAN
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href="mailto:joey.senat@okstate.edu"><FONT face=Verdana
color=#800000>joey.senat@okstate.edu</FONT></A></SPAN><BR><A
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