The new edition of "Bright Ideas for Sunshine Week," a collection of examples from Sunshine Week 2006, features a variety of news and opinion from print, broadcast and online outlets, photos from events, creative graphic presentations, examples of student work and, new to this edition, The Big Picture, which shows how several newspapers incorporated Sunshine Week into print and online packages.

In addition to showcasing the myriad ways open government was celebrated in 2006, Bright Ideas is designed to be a source of ideas for participation in Sunshine Week 2007, March 11-17.

The entire book is posted below, broken out by section for easier downloading. Click on each chapter heading to open the PDF file. Limited copies of the print edition also are available by sending an e-mail to dghernandez@asne.org.

INTRODUCTION

Remarks from ASNE's FOI co-chairs and the table of contents

NEWS

A model Sunshine Law, how-to information, weeklong series, what it all means, FOI heroes, audits, broadcast reports, in-paper support

OPINION

Editorials, commentary, opinion packages, cartoons

VISUALS

Effective use of redacted text images, Page One design, informational graphics, packaging the page, charts and special pages

ONLINE

Special reports, interactive FOIA requests, dedicated Web pages, resource links, blogs

EVENTS

National and local discussion forums with journalists, lawmakers, educators, FOI experts, lawyers, analysts and the public

GROUPS

State press associations, professional organizations, open government advocates, civic organizations

GOVERNMENT

Lawmakers' and public officials' proclamations and declarations supporting open government

STUDENT

College and high school student-created broadcasts, podcasts, T-shirts, Web resources and traditional news pages

THE BIG PICTURE

Four newspapers integrate Sunshine Week coverage and events throughout their pages and Web sites and into the community