I've just sent the following letter to the University of Mississippi. The school received $5 million in Freedom Forum foundation grants since 2001, to establish a journalism center. The center does not honor Gannett -- the source of Freedom Forum's original $650 million in seed capital -- or even the foundation itself. Instead, it is named for Freedom Forum Chairman and CEO Charles Overby. He is an Ole Miss graduate, and a member of its fundraising arm's board of directors.
Feb. 3, 2009
L. Lee Tyner
University Attorney
University of Mississippi
University, Miss.
Via e-mail
Mr. Tyner:
Thank you for your recent reply to my Jan. 9 letter. I appreciate your guidance.
Pursuant to the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983, Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-1 et seq. (Supp. 1996), I am revising my request to inspect and copy public documents. I am now seeking all such public documents for the period Jan. 1, 1997, to Dec. 31, 2002, concerning:
1. Mr. Overby, in his capacity as chairman and chief executive of Freedom Forum.
2. The Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics.
Thank you.
Jim Hopkins
Editor
Gannett Blog
584 Castro St., #823
San Francisco, CA 94114-2594
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
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Way to stick with it, Jim.
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