Charles N. Davis is an associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism and the executive director for the National Freedom of Information Coalition, (NFOIC), headquartered at the School. In March this year, he was named the Scripps Howard Foundation's Journalism Teacher of the Year. Davis' scholarly research focuses on access to governmental information and media law. He has published in law reviews and scholarly journals on issues ranging from federal and state freedom of information laws to libel law, privacy and broadcast regulation. Davis teaches a graduate course, Controls of Information, Journalism & Democracy, a capstone course for print and digital news students, and the School's introductory course, Principles of American Journalism. He also has taught courses in reporting, editing, media law and investigative journalism. Davis has been a primary investigator for a research grant from the James S. and John L. Knight Foundation for NFOIC and another from the Rockefeller Family Fund for the study of homeland security and freedom of information issues. He was a co-investigator for an award from the U.S. Department of State for a curriculum reform project for Moscow State University in Russia. Copyright 2009 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.