The recent controversy about Georgia’s Open Records Act spurs a lot of conversation about what the act truly is protecting. That is my main concern about the new act is that I feel there isn’t circumstantial evidence to what this benefits or how it helps to keep things safer. I understand that 3 days in the prior ruling may be stressful on a state entity if there is a flood of requests and the association wants to make sure that the request is dealt with in a thorough manner. However, ninety days in the life of a reporter and a 24-hour news cycle is difficult to navigate. I have notice subtle frustration and blatant frustration with getting information for articles. Most recently, I saw an article about the 2020 Chick-fil-a Bowl and whether or not Georgia will be participating. The journalist was able to get the information from Virginia, but not Georgia.
“This document was obtained by The Telegraph in a Freedom of Information Act request in the state of Virginia. The Telegraph also requested the contract through Georgia’s Open Records Act, although the university has 90 days to return any documents related to athletics.”
I don’t see how a simple piece of information like this needs to be held onto.