Add-On case study: Uncovering legal expenses in local reporting
Lisa Rowan of Cardinal News leveraged DocumentCloud’s Regex Extractor and Azure Table Extractor to investigate a school board’s unusual lawsuit against a parent. By analyzing financial documents, she revealed the hidden costs associated with the case. This Add-On case study demonstrates how data extraction tools can streamline reporting, enabling journalists to efficiently navigate large sets of financial information and enhance their investigative work.
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.
Release Notes: A new DocumentCloud is coming. Try it today!
We’ll be releasing the experience for everyone in mid-November. Keep reading for an in-depth explanation for why we started this project, how we approached it, and how it succeeded.
Help us investigate how the federal government uses AI for FOIA
Since at least 2023, the Attorney General has asked the federal government how it uses machine learning for public records. We want to know more.
Data Liberation Project expands transparency efforts with MuckRock and Big Local News
The Data Liberation Project transparency initiative is joining MuckRock, where together with the data experts at Big Local News it will expand how the community of FOIA enthusiasts requests, documents and publishes data.
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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. -
FOIAFriday
★ FeaturedJoin the MuckRock team for FOIAFriday! We gather once a month to share updates on public records laws and rulings, techniques, tricks and insider tips from fellow requesters.