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The result is that the concept of open government, which is the cornerstone of our democracy, is being threatened.”

In his critical role at Cox, Alexander runs a staff of about 30 reporters and editors in Washington, and also manages the newspapers’ foreign bureaus in Baghdad, Jersusalem, London, Moscow, Beijing, Mexico City and the Caribbean, as well as domestic bureaus in New York and on the West Coast.

As current Chairman of the Freedom of Information Committee of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Alexander has spoken to groups around the country regarding the dangers of excessive government secrecy. ASNE is a key industry group representing the nation’s newspaper editors, and has 700 members.

Through ASNE Alexander helped spearhead

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