Hey, it’s not a year in review without a list, and there’s no list like a list of lists.

5. Five case studies in agencies claiming not to have records you know it has

4. Five ways to contribute to the ongoing private prison conversation

3. Five “grey areas” in state public records law

2. Five ways CIA’s “Communist Control Techniques” report reflects contemporary policing and prison policies in the US

1. Five of the grooviest vintage NSA security posters

MuckRock’s Year in FOIA: 2018

How our transparency community grew this year

Biggest stories of the year

The year in Projects

State law rundown

Sunshine Spotlight: Massachusetts

Image via US National Archives Flickr