{"id":863,"date":"2016-09-28T21:44:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T01:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/?p=863"},"modified":"2016-09-28T21:44:13","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T01:44:13","slug":"open-records-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/open-records-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Records Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

I believe the new law is very fair to journalists, records requestors and the public\u2019s interest because it\u2019s making everything transparent and honest. I think the Fetty Wap and Ludacris situations brought much light to the concerns of Georgia\u2019s Open Records Act. Now the University, at least in my opinion, looks crooked and sloppy. They allowed a celebrity to push them around and then not even delivered what was promised. Now the public can be more aware of what takes place behind the scenes and find out information that has been looked over or forgotten. Administrations such as UGA Athletics may not think they act is fair because they are now being exposed. But this will make them think twice before they allow a 2nd<\/sup> rate celebrity take advantage of them and take their money.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I believe the new law is very fair to journalists, records requestors and the public\u2019s interest because it\u2019s making everything transparent and honest. I think the Fetty Wap and Ludacris situations brought much light to the concerns of Georgia\u2019s Open Records Act. Now the University, at least in my opinion, looks crooked and sloppy. 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