Voice of America communications with Venezuelan media during 2002 coup attempt
| Tracking # |
19-045 |
| Submitted | April 2, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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Communications
From: Liam Knox
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
A copy of all emails, memos, and other communications between employees of Voice of America (VOA) and the following Venezuelan media organizations and figures between the years 2000-2003:
Venevision (television network)
Gustavo Cisneros
RCTV
Televen
Globovision
I request that I be properly classified as a news media requester. I am an intern for MuckRock, and I am requesting this information in that editorial capacity. MuckRock is widely known for its investigative work as well as historical pieces based on public records requests.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Liam Knox
From: Broadcasting Board of Governors
A fix is required to perfect the request.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 2, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Liam Knox
Hello,
I am happy to narrow the scope of my request. Please revise it to the following:
A copy of all emails, memos, and other communications between the following employees of Voice of America (VOA) and the U.S. Agency for Global Media (formerly known as the Broadcasting Board of Governors) or their offices...:
Jeff Spenard (jeff@voiceamerica.com)
Tacy Trump (tacy.trump@voiceamerica.com)
Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, former Chairman of the BBG
David S. Jackson, former Director of VOA
Joaquin F. Blaya, former CEO of Radio Unica Communications Corporation
Edward E. Kaufman, political consultant
...And the following Venezuelan media organizations and figures between the years 2000-2003:
Venevision (television network)
Gustavo Cisneros
RCTV
Televen
Globovision
Thank you! Let me know if this is narrow enough to meet the FOIA requirements.
Best,
Liam Knox
MuckRock News
From: Broadcasting Board of Governors
Hi Liam-
Please give me a ring at 202-203-4548 to discuss further narrowing your FOIA request. Please focus on narrowing the time period and providing us with some specific search terms unique to the records you seek.
I will be in and out of my office today, but if you email me your cell number, I can call you between meetings.
Much thanks-
Dana Sade
Assistant Chief Counsel
For Ethics, FOIA and Privacy
From: Broadcasting Board of Governors
Hi Liam-
Please give me a ring at 202-203-4548 to discuss further narrowing your FOIA request. Please focus on narrowing the time period and providing us with some specific search terms unique to the records you seek.
I will be in and out of my office today, but if you email me your cell number, I can call you between meetings.
Much thanks-
Dana Sade
Assistant Chief Counsel
For Ethics, FOIA and Privacy
From: Liam Knox
Hi Dana,
I'm so sorry I didn't respond earlier! I was graduating college, and my life has been a whirlwind because of that. I am happy to give you a call sometime this week about the request though, as I would still very much like the responsive documents!
Best,
Liam
From: Broadcasting Board of Governors
Congrats!!!! You only do that once – lol.
Give me a ring when you have time. I am checking with IT to see if we even have emails from 2000-2003 – and it may take them a few days to get back to me.
Dana
From: Liam Knox
Perfect! If you're in the office now, I could call real quick?
And thank you!! Very true
--Liam
From: Broadcasting Board of Governors
Sure. Free right now.
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From: Broadcasting Board of Governors
Leaving at 5:30!
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From: Broadcasting Board of Governors
Bad news Liam. I just confirmed with our IT people that we don’t have email records that go back this far – not by a decade.
I will get a No Records response out to you shortly and close the request.
Hope this doesn’t ruin your graduation week, Liam!
--Dana
From: Broadcasting Board of Governors
A no responsive documents response.
From: Broadcasting Board of Governors
Mr. Knox,
The FOIA Office has received your request and your formal acknowledgement letter is attached.
FOIA
From: Broadcasting Board of Governors
Mr. Knox,
Our formal closing letter (no records found) is attached. This concludes the Agency's response to your FOIA request, but please let us know if we can be of further assistance.
FOIA
From: Broadcasting Board of Governors
A no responsive documents response.
