Access denied: Alberta's secrecy with public information and the implications for the press

 

 

BY SARAH K. FEUTL, EDMONTON JOURNAL JUNE 16, 2011

Sarah Feutl, a Grade 12 student at Victoria School of the Arts in Edmonton, has won the Alberta Press Council's Essay Competition with a piece on the topic: "Are privacy laws being abused to keep information of public interest from the press?" The honour comes with a $2,000 scholarship.

Her essay is published in full below.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Access+denied+Alberta+secrecy+with+public+information+implications+press/4955160/story.html