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Seeking communications between the White House and Department of Labor

Published: October 25, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Transparency Watch is an occasional series from IRE tracking the fight for open records. If you have a story about a quest for public records you'd like to share, email us at web@ire.org. […]
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Behind The Story: Analyzing and mapping salary data for small-town mayors

Published: October 23, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
In August, reporter Kate Martin of the Skagit Valley Herald analyzed salary data for mayors across Washington state and ended up with a story about mayors from small towns in […]
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State of New Jersey sues itself over release of records

Published: October 23, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Mark Lagerkvist of New Jersey Watchdog reports that the State of New Jersey is suing itself over a possible release of records to the website. Lagerkvist reports that on Oct. […]
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OSHA Workplace Safety data updated at NICAR Data Library

Published: October 22, 2012 | Written by: Erica Martin
The Workplace Safety database from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has just been updated in the NICAR Database Library. WHAT’S IN IT? This ten-table database holds information on […]
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IRE launches data journalism fund after donation from Google Ideas

Published: October 19, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Update: application deadline has been extended to Nov. 16.  Investigative Reporters and Editors is launching a new fund that will provide crucial support for journalists working on data projects. The fund will […]
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Behind the Story: The San Diego port, altered public records and interactive presentation

Published: October 18, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
San Diego’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal is home to a rare deep water port that’s valuable to the maritime industry, but for the last ten years, developers have argued that […]
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Enter the Philip Meyer contest for a chance to win $500

Published: October 17, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
There are only a couple more weeks until the postmark deadline (Nov. 2) of the Philip Meyer contest and we want to see your work! Three awards are given annually […]
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Transparency Watch: What journalists need to know about FOIAonline

Published: October 11, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Federal agencies have launched FOIAonline, a tool that journalists can use to file, track and appeal requests for documents and data under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act. Here's what you […]
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Behind the Story: Investigating a building collapse, creating an interactive timeline

Published: October 9, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
A normal day on the local government beat became two months of investigating for Lansing State Journal reporter Lindsay VanHulle.  After a portion of the residential St. Anne Lofts building […]
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Transparency Watch: FOIA requests getting outsourced

Published: October 9, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
In a follow-up to its story on the failure's of Obama administration agencies to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests, Bloomberg News reports that at least 25 percent of FOIA requests […]
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