Next week, MuckRock is joining public records campaigners at the third AlaveteliCon to discuss new tactics for opening up government algorithms, maintaining a healthy transparency community, and building stronger international collaborations.

For 17 years, state employee Charles Burroughs ran a golf tournament held in conjunction with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s annual environmental conference. He used his state email account to solicit sponsorships for the event from companies regulated by his employer, set up a (now suspended) website for golfers to register for the tournament, and paid expenses from a bank account established solely for this event. However, the TDEC refused a public records request for emails regarding the tournament, maintaining the event was a private affair.

If you’re in Austin and at the International Symposium on Online Journalism this Friday and Saturday, come say hi to MuckRock. Michael Morisy will be presenting Saturday as part of a panel on the impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on journalism. Dylan Freedman and Kiera Murray will also be attending the conference.