2013 was a big year for Public Knowledge. With the launch of our inaugural Forum in November at the Sydney Opera House, we began a long overdue conversation about the future of democracy, media and technology. This year, we hope to continue that dialogue with a number of exciting events and initiatives. In the meantime, here are some of the stories we've been following over the break. The media boycott of official White House photographs once again brought the issue of access to the President in to question, especially the ability for journalists to meaningfully cover the Oval Office without cosying up to Obama. Given this was a big theme of Peter Hamby's influential piece on campaign reporting last year, it will be interesting to see how this plays out in 2014.…
The Public Knowledge Forum generated plenty of interest in media circles both during and after the event with an active Twitter conversation backed up by coverage by many of the major news outlets. Here’s a wrap up of some of the major stories.…
    