For the Record: MuckRock and Cicero Independiente awarded at MIT for their “Air We Breathe” series
Reporters for both organizations were present at the awards ceremony at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Knight Election Hub
The Knight Election Hub, a MuckRock-hosted platform offering free resources and services to U.S. newsrooms covering the 2024 elections at the federal, state and local levels.
Join us in exploring new ways to protect journalism’s most important documents for the future
DocumentCloud, supported by the Filecoin Foundation, is using the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) network and Filecoin to ensure long-term preservation and distribution of documents. IPFS’s decentralized nature enhances censorship resistance and privacy, while Filecoin provides incentives for data storage and sharing. DocumentCloud’s Push to IPFS Add-On facilitates easy integration with IPFS/Filecoin for secure and enduring document access.
Our search for the best tabular-data extraction tool in 2024, and what we found
DocumentCloud’s recent review provides a detailed comparison of available tools, highlighting their strengths and limitations in handling diverse data extraction tasks.
With a little help from the National Archives, NSA finally releases Grace Hopper lecture. Watch it here.
Admiral Grace Hopper was a pioneering figure in early computing, developing the first compiler and architecting early compiled programming languages. Now, after a FOIA request and technical assistance from the National Archives, the National Security Agency has released her 1982 lecture, “Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People.”
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FOIA 101: Tips and Tricks to Make You a Transparency Master
★ FeaturedWhether it's your first request or your first request *today,* it never hurts to go over the basics. MuckRock's compiled a lot of FOIA advice over the years, and with this project, it's all in one place. -
Elections 2024
★ FeaturedMuckRock and Sunlight Search, a nonpartisan research organization, are researching political candidates for the 2024 campaign season. -
FOIA Friday
★ FeaturedJoin the MuckRock team for FOIA Friday! We gather once a month to share updates on public records laws and rulings, techniques, tricks and insider tips from fellow requesters.