Tennessee Coalition for Open Government in a non-partisan, non-profit organization that seeks to preserve, protect and improve citizen access to government information in Tennessee through an alliance of citizens, journalists and civic groups. Our focus is research and education because we believe knowledgeable citizens are the best way to protect the free flow of information. Since its inception in 2003, TCOG has provided training and presentations to more than 2,000 people and offered on-the-spot free guidance to more than 1,000 citizens and journalists. It has conducted research into open government issues, providing information about access issues to citizens, journalists and lawmakers. We have five core services and programs: Hotline for open government problems Public presentations Journalist and student training Surveys and audits News and resources Our board of directors is comprised of media representatives from print and broadcast organizations across the state, individual citizens, law firms, journalist associations and representatives of civic groups.