DEFINITIONS:

DEFINITIONS: 1. Open Records – Information maintained by MDOC that is allowable for distribution to the public as defined by Mississippi Code. 2. Freedom of Information Requests – Formal requests for information by the media, the public, other local, state and federal agencies, attorneys, organizations and other individuals or groups. 3. Communications Director – Oversees the daily activities of the Communications Division in communicating and promoting the department’s objectives, goals, accomplishments and needs. 4. Communications Specialist – Assists the Communications Director and other Communications Specialists in collecting, coordinating and disseminating information pertinent to institutions, Community Corrections, special events and offenders. 5. Director of the Division of Victim Services – Coordinates the daily activities of the Division of Victim Services as defined in the policy, Division of Victim Services. 6. Media – Any agency that gathers and reports news for a general circulation newspaper, news magazine, national or international news service, or radio/television news program holding a Federal Communications Commission license. “Infotainment” publications and broadcasts are not considered news media.