Posts Tagged ‘FOIA’
Five finalists selected for 2024 Golden Padlock Award
Investigative Reporters and Editors has named its finalists for the 2024 Golden Padlock Award honoring the most secretive public agency or official in the U.S.
Read MoreNew member benefit will provide free access to FOIAengine
Starting this spring, IRE professional members will get free access to FOIAengine, a database for researching FOIA requests.
Read MoreGet ready for Sunshine Week
IRE is proud to partner with Sunshine Week to help shine a light on the importance of public records and open government.
Read MoreNebraska Department of Environment & Energy wins 2023 Golden Padlock Award
A staunch commitment to blocking the release of internal emails about a growing public health risk has earned Nebraska Department of Environment & Energy the 2023 Golden Padlock Award from Investigative Reporters and Editors. The award honors the most secretive government agencies in the U.S. The agency originally quoted the Flatwater Free Press a fee…
Read MoreFive finalists selected for 2022 Golden Padlock Award
Investigative Reporters and Editors has named its finalists for the 2022 Golden Padlock Award honoring the most secretive public agency or official in the U.S.
Read MoreThe art of access: Strategies for acquiring public records in an increasingly anti-media world
By Ashley Sutherland, Arizona State University Delays. Excessive redactions. Fees. These are just some of the issues journalists and other citizens face when requesting public records from the government. David Cuillier, director of the University of Arizona School of Journalism, and Miranda Spivack, a professor of journalism at DePauw University, offered tips and strategies on how…
Read MoreIRE Radio Podcast | BONUS: The State of the FOIA
It’s been 50 years since the federal Freedom of Information Act was signed into law. A lot’s happened since then – not all of it good for the press. We’re calling this bonus episode “The State of the FOIA” because, over the next 30 minutes, we’ll be talking to three experts to figure out what…
Read MoreMoving the needle on freedom of information – your insights needed for Knight study
The Knight Foundation wants to know what you think about the state of access to public records at the federal and state/local levels. Anyone interested in FOI – journalists, access professionals, librarians and others – are invited to share their thoughts. The online survey takes about 15 minutes to complete and will be open until Jan.…
Read MoreSix lessons from a five-year FOIA battle
By Philip Eil, CJR Editor’s Note: This article first ran on September 28, 2016 on the Columbia Journalism Review’s website. I filed my first Freedom of Information Act request on February 1, 2012. I was 26 years old, and chasing a story about my father’s med-school classmate, Dr. Paul Volkman, who had been convicted of a…
Read MoreWill a new law really make Illinois’ FOIA stronger? Journalists there aren’t so sure
By Jackie Spinner, CJR Editor’s Note: This article first ran on August 16, 2016 on the Columbia Journalism Review’s website. This summer, the Illinois Legislature stiffened the penalties that can be imposed on public bodies that refuse to comply with the state’s Freedom of Information Act. HB 4715, part of a two-bill package known as “Molly’s…
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