Bay City News is a wire service based in the San Francisco Bay Area that focuses on general interest news. Established in 1979, it employs over 20 full time reporters. The service feeds 100 newsrooms via a satellite, dedicated phone line, and Internet network.
Richard Fogel, one of the three founders, helped craft principles of the Freedom of Information Act. He also served as chairman of the National Freedom of Information Committee of the Society of Professional Journalists. In 1989, Fogel was awarded the James Madison Freedom of Information Career Achievement Award.
San Francisco Chronicle, 15 September 2009 [1] http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jbCsq2kAjRqg5uB5boyD3ytGm3RQD9AO11000
The Associated Press, 15 September 2009 [2]
First Amendment Coalition, 14 September 2009 [3]
San Francisco Bay Guardian, 12 September 2009 [4]