The Foilies 2025
Here are this year’s “winners.” While they may not all pay up, at least we can make sure they get the negative publicity they’re owed.
Five things I learned from a year of FOIAFridays
To celebrate Sunshine Week and one year of FOIAFridays, I want to share five things I’ve learned through a year of conversations.
How the San Francisco Public Press used DocumentCloud to expose the history of human radiation experiments
Reporters at the San Francisco Public Press preserved more than 80 historical documents from the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory.
Release Notes: New Python Wrapper for MuckRock API & python-documentCloud v4.3.0
This release introduces python-muckrock, a new Python wrapper for the MuckRock API v2, and updates python-documentcloud to version 4.3.0 with a new authentication library.
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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
★ FeaturedAs newsrooms worked to cover local and national issues and candidates in the 2024 elections, MuckRock was actively supporting them. We provided extensive training and support for journalists and the public to help cover federal, state and local races across the country. MuckRock worked on public records requests, along with Sunlight Research Center, to better understand political candidates. -
A community podcast about all things FOIA and public records
★ FeaturedWe gather once a month to share updates on public records laws and rulings, techniques, tricks and insider tips from fellow requesters. -
Get the most out of DocumentCloud
★ FeaturedDo you want to know how to better use DocumentCloud? Have a question about using or building Add-Ons? Working on a project that uses DocumentCloud embeds?