Ever had a spreadsheet-turned-PDF you’re stuck untangling? Wish story ideas came right to you? Over the past two years, MuckRock’s DocumentCloud tool has built several ways to automate common journalism and research tasks, taking once-cumbersome processes and breaking them down to just a few clicks.

See what you might have missed from this year’s NICAR conference.

The DocumentCloud and MuckRock crew will be out at NICAR starting this Wednesday through Sunday, and we’d love to say hello. We’ll be part of an RSVP-only panel discussion Thursday and we’ll have a user meetup Saturday at 1pm on Saturday in the lobby.

Sunshine Week is coming up, and there’s a lot to be excited about this year. In this week’s FOIA roundup, some resources to get ready, plus a chance to say hi if you’re at NICAR or in the Boston area.