Resource Material / Publications
Open Meetings, Open Records Handbook: Pocket-size booklet contains the text of Chapters 21 and 22 of the Iowa Code, the public meetings and records statutes, and questions and answers about the laws. $2
Expanded Media Coverage Handbook: Pocket-size booklet contains
text of Iowa FOI Council and judicial branch rules governing the use of cameras
and other recording devices in Iowa courtrooms. $2
Keeping Iowa Open: A Guide to the State's Access Laws & and the Courts: A primer on the state's "sunshine" laws and court system for journalists new to Iowa.
A Journalist's Guide to Openness in Iowa: A flier that summarizes the Iowa Code regarding open meetings, open records and access to law enforcement. Published in conjunction with the Iowa Newspaper Foundation.
Openness Defense Fund: A flier that explains a Council program — open to members of the Iowa Newspaper Association and Iowa Broadcasters Association — that provides financial support for educational programs and for litigation over serious violations of the state's open meetings and public records laws.
For copies of these
publications or futher information, contact:
The Iowa Freedom of Information Council
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa 50311
(515) 271-2295