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The Indiana Coalition for Open Government formalized a partnership with Indiana
University's School of Journalism at the group's annual meeting Jan.
29. Under the agreement, the journalism school will take
over much of ICOG's administrative work, such as producing its newsletter,
updating its Web site and handling its mailings.
ICOG formed a committee to coordinate the
transition of those operations to the journalism school.
ICOG will retain a separate treasury and
board and continue to plan programs, such as the Citizen Journalism Boot Camp, and
guide the organization. The school will not have a representative on the ICOG
board but will provide a liaison to ICOG.
ICOG, which has neither paid nor volunteer
staff, carries out its programs through the work of an all-volunteer board of
directors. The board decided last year that joining with an administrative
partner would help perform activities such as maintaining the organization's
Web site, producing newsletters, and obtaining grants for access programming.
The board of directors will continue to guide ICOG's activities.
A number of access coalitions around the country have partnerships with
universities. IU was selected by the ICOG board after proposals were sought
from colleges and universities in Indiana. The partnership will be formalized
with a contract signing at the annual meeting.
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