The House of Representatives today passed a FOIA reform bill by a vote of 308-117, the AP reports. The White House voiced opposition to the legislation, saying it was "premature and counterproductive." The Sunshine in Government Initiative, a coalition of media groups that includes AAN and that has promoted FOIA reform since 2005, issued a statement applauding the House's action. The House also approved bills that would make contributions to presidential libraries public and overturn a 2001 presidential directive giving the president authority to shield his records from public view. Meanwhile, the Senate Judiciary Committee today held a hearing on a companion FOIA reform bill.
Felix Gillette is leaving the Voice to report on media for the salmon-colored broadsheet tabloid, according to an internal e-mail leaked to Gawker. Gillette, who also previously served as a staff writer for the Washington City Paper, joins a procession of young writers with alt-weekly experience who have been hired to do media reporting for the Observer. Other hires include Tom Scocca and Sridhar Pappu. CORRECTION: The New York Observer has not been a "salmon-colored broadsheet" since Feb. 14, when it switched to a tabloid format.
Sandra Camille Powers was arrested in South Carolina last week with an assist from the Dallas alt-weekly, the Brunswick Beacon reports. Powers, a two-time Observer cover subject, faces five felony fraud charges for swindling an elderly woman. Powers' con unraveled when a suspicious local realtor did a Google search and discovered the articles written by the Observer's Glenna Whitley. The crucial information on Powers' past motivated the realtor to report her, and led to her eventual arrest.
Deveron Timberlake, the food & drink editor for the Richmond alt-weekly, is one of two local judges on an upcoming episode of Throwdown! With Bobby Flay, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports. The Food Network show pits celebrity chef Bobby Flay against a local chef known for a regional speciality. The show arrived this week in Richmond for a ribs cookoff, where Flay challenged -- and lost to -- Buz Grossberg of Buz & Ned's Real Barbecue.
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