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James Madison Freedom of Information Award

The James Madison Freedom of Information Award is a San Francisco Bay Area honor given to individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to the advancement of freedom of expression, particularly freedom of information.

Notable recipients
• Sen. Quentin L. Kopp (1991 and 1993, public official) • Marilyn Hall Patel, U.S. District Court, Northern California (1993, judge) • Ben Bagdikian, author and professor (1995, lifetime achievement) • Nicholson Baker, author (1997, citizen) • Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet (2000, lifetime achievement) • Electronic Frontier Foundation (2000, online free speech) • SF Weekly (2002, online reporting) • San Francisco Bay Guardian (2002, public service) • Hon. Ronald M. George, Chief Justice, California Supreme Court (2003, lifetime achievement) • Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers whistleblower (2004, lifetime achievement) • Cartoon Art Museum and Rex Babin, The Sacramento Bee (2004, cartoonist) • Joel Moskowitz (2018), health guidelines for mobile phones • San Francisco Bay GuardianDavid Weir (2020), contributions to transparency ==See also==
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