After hearing Akron area residents say in focus groups and public meetings that they are uncomfortable with and tired of negative political advertising, the Beacon Journal has partnered with the Free the Files project as a way for people to act on the frustration.
The partnership is part of the newspaper’s America Today project and the Ohio Civility Project, which includes three Northeast Ohio universities, the Civic Commons, Akron area faith leaders, Round River Consulting and the Akron Neighborhood Trust.
The Free the Files site is: http://www.propublica.org/series/free-the-files
