Newspapers Report On Open Government Report

The Massachusetts Campaign for Open Government released a report in December entitled "Open Government in the 21st Century: A review of the Internet Presence of Massachusetts Municipalities." A number of media outlets have reported on the reports findings, including the following:

Belmont Citizen-Herald
Editorial: Keeping Public Records Public
Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Bedford Minuteman
Town Recognized For Online Access to Public Records
By Ben Aaronson
Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Watertown Tab
Editorial: It Should Be Easier to Find Town Records
Thursday, December 28, 2006

Woburn Advocate
Woburn Web Earns Kudos
By Michael Ballway/Staff Writer
Thursday, December 28, 2006

The Republican
Towns' Web Sites Lacking
By Jack Flynn
Sunday, December 31, 2006

Pepperell Free Press
Hanson: Pepperell's Online Records Cover the Basics
By Don Eriksson
Friday, December 29, 2006

Cape Cod Times
Editorial: 2006 Free-Speech Lessons Right in Our Backyard.
Saturday, December 30, 2006

There also were stories published in the Fitchburg Sentinel ("Report: Gardner, Westminster Should Put More Documents Online") and the Berkshire Eagle, but you need to be a subscriber to access the articles.

Hopefully, the more people hear about the goals of the Massachusetts Campaign for Open Government, the more municipalities will be persuaded of the benefit of posting public records online.