Sunshine Week

March 14-20, 2027

Sunshine Week is set for March 14-20, 2027. Sunshine Week is a nonpartisan collaboration among groups in the journalism, civic, education, government and private sectors that shines a light on the importance of public records and open government.

We encourage you to write and share editorials, stories and columns about the importance of openness to your community. Please share your Sunshine Week articles, projects and events so we can help promote them.

The national Sunshine Week project has several resources, including logos, cartoons, games and more. More content, including columns, will be added in the coming month. Sunshine Week is coordinated by the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications and a growing list of partners, including SCPA.

Make plans now to join the annual nationwide celebration of access to public information and what it means for you and your community. It’s your right to know.

Sunshine Week 2026 spotted in S.C. newspapers!

Please share your Sunshine Week articles, projects and events!

On guard for you: How we fight for records to reveal the story (By Jeff Taylor, The Post and Courier)
Our view: Be dedicated to letting in sunshine (By Charleston City Paper Editorial Board)
Editorial: Cloudy skies dampen hopes for a celebratory Sunshine Week in SC (From The Post and Courier)
Trust and truth (By John Boyette, Aiken Standard)
After sudden Dockside tower evacuation, we went looking for answers in records (By Jeff Taylor, The Post and Courier)
Hidden interests: How we uncovered suspicious foreign investments in SC properties (By Jeff Taylor, The Post and Courier)
Transparency is a right, and shouldn’t be a fight (From the Index-Journal)
Our reporter asked for school meeting records. Security asked her to leave. (By Jeff Taylor, The Post and Courier)
Through records, we built a database of police-related shootings (By Jeff Taylor, The Post and Courier)
She claimed to FBI that Epstein and Trump abused her. We checked it out. (By Jeff Taylor, The Post and Courier)
Pickens County Courier has excellent Sunshine Week participation with the school board, county and several municipalities participating with ads.
Commentary | Bring back town hall meetings: Transparency requires answering questions in person (By Paul Hyde, S.C. Daily Gazette)

2026 S.C. Sunshine Week Toolkit

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Download this Sunshine Week house ad as a quarter page ad (5.25×10.5). Resize as you see fit. Download in color or black-and-white. If you’d like the InDesign package to localize or resize, just let Jen know.