Editor of Bay Area Newspaper Wins Freedom of Information Award
Bruce Brugmann, editor and publisher of the San Francisco Bay Guardian newspaper, was honored Saturday with the Bill Farr Freedom of Information Award presented by the California First Amendment Coalition.
Brugmann was recognized for his work on behalf of free access to information. His newspaper publishes an annual freedom of information issue and he testifies frequently on legislation involving access to public records.
The award was named for Bill Farr, a Los Angeles Times reporter who was jailed for contempt when he refused to disclose the identity of sources for stories he wrote for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner during the trial of mass killer Charles Manson.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
