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🔐 Last chance! Tomorrow: free digital security workshop with the Committee to Protect Journalists. This session won't be recorded — tomorrow is your only chance to get these tips straight from the CPJ experts. Sign up: buff.ly/L3QZVsq
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September 29, 2026 at 12:48 PM
🔐 Last chance! Tomorrow: free digital security workshop with the Committee to Protect Journalists. This session won't be recorded — tomorrow is your only chance to get these tips straight from the CPJ experts. Sign up: buff.ly/L3QZVsq
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September 28, 2026 at 9:38 PM
New in DocumentCloud: smoother browsing for long documents, pinch-to-zoom support, faster project organization, infinite-scrolling project lists and more control over project embeds.
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Federal agencies received more than 1.7 million FOIA requests in fiscal year 2025 and processed over 1.6 million.
These record-breaking numbers left government agencies with more pending requests at the end of the year than they had at the start.
buff.ly/oaS9HMg #RightToKnowDay
These record-breaking numbers left government agencies with more pending requests at the end of the year than they had at the start.
buff.ly/oaS9HMg #RightToKnowDay
September 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Federal agencies received more than 1.7 million FOIA requests in fiscal year 2025 and processed over 1.6 million.
These record-breaking numbers left government agencies with more pending requests at the end of the year than they had at the start.
buff.ly/oaS9HMg #RightToKnowDay
These record-breaking numbers left government agencies with more pending requests at the end of the year than they had at the start.
buff.ly/oaS9HMg #RightToKnowDay
New Hampshire’s law promises “the greatest possible public access.”
After submitting 280 public records requests, we found that access to public records is inconsistent across the state and often obstructed.
Look up your town.
buff.ly/JBjU5hC #RightToKnowDay
After submitting 280 public records requests, we found that access to public records is inconsistent across the state and often obstructed.
Look up your town.
buff.ly/JBjU5hC #RightToKnowDay
How transparent is New Hampshire?
MuckRock’s latest collaboration uncovers how New Hampshire’s towns and cities respond to public records requests.
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September 28, 2026 at 11:40 AM
New Hampshire’s law promises “the greatest possible public access.”
After submitting 280 public records requests, we found that access to public records is inconsistent across the state and often obstructed.
Look up your town.
buff.ly/JBjU5hC #RightToKnowDay
After submitting 280 public records requests, we found that access to public records is inconsistent across the state and often obstructed.
Look up your town.
buff.ly/JBjU5hC #RightToKnowDay
🔐 How secure is your digital footprint? Join us September 30 for a free digital security workshop with the Committee to Protect Journalists. This one won't be recorded, so make sure to come live if you want the tips! Sign up: buff.ly/L3QZVsq
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September 25, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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📂 It's FOIAFriday!! Join us TODAY, September 25, 1 PM ET. Public records and ICE: lessons from the field. Then stay for our @DataLibProject extension and file requests with us on health care and patient safety data. Free + open to all. Sign up: buff.ly/LnEvArG
September 25, 2026 at 12:13 PM
📂 It's FOIAFriday!! Join us TODAY, September 25, 1 PM ET. Public records and ICE: lessons from the field. Then stay for our @DataLibProject extension and file requests with us on health care and patient safety data. Free + open to all. Sign up: buff.ly/LnEvArG
📂 TOMORROW is FOIAFriday! September 25, 1 PM ET: public records and ICE, lessons from the field. Then stay for our @DataLibProject extension: filing requests together on health care and patient safety data. Free + open to all. Sign up: buff.ly/j0IR53Y
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September 24, 2026 at 12:10 PM
📂 TOMORROW is FOIAFriday! September 25, 1 PM ET: public records and ICE, lessons from the field. Then stay for our @DataLibProject extension: filing requests together on health care and patient safety data. Free + open to all. Sign up: buff.ly/j0IR53Y
🔐 One week away! Free digital security workshop for investigative journalists with the Committee to Protect Journalists — September 30. Heads up: this one won't be recorded, so come live to get the most out of it! Sign up: buff.ly/Kv57TVa
September 23, 2026 at 12:46 PM
🔐 One week away! Free digital security workshop for investigative journalists with the Committee to Protect Journalists — September 30. Heads up: this one won't be recorded, so come live to get the most out of it! Sign up: buff.ly/Kv57TVa
📂 FOIAFriday is this Friday! September 25, 1 PM ET: public records and ICE, real lessons from requesters in the field. Then stay for a special @DataLibProject extension: we'll file requests together on health care and patient safety data. Free + open to all. Sign up: buff.ly/LnEvArG
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September 22, 2026 at 12:08 PM
📂 FOIAFriday is this Friday! September 25, 1 PM ET: public records and ICE, real lessons from requesters in the field. Then stay for a special @DataLibProject extension: we'll file requests together on health care and patient safety data. Free + open to all. Sign up: buff.ly/LnEvArG
🔐 Journalists face real digital threats. On September 30, @pressfreedom joins us for a free workshop on digital security: threat assessment, data protection, secure source communication, and more. This one won't be recorded, so come live! Sign up: buff.ly/Kv57TVa
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September 21, 2026 at 12:40 PM
🔐 Journalists face real digital threats. On September 30, @pressfreedom joins us for a free workshop on digital security: threat assessment, data protection, secure source communication, and more. This one won't be recorded, so come live! Sign up: buff.ly/Kv57TVa
One week until FOIAFriday! Join us September 25, 1 PM ET for a conversation on public records and ICE. Real experiences, practical takeaways, and lessons from the field. Then stick around for a special @DataLibProject extension where we'll file requests together on health care & patient safety data.
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September 18, 2026 at 6:02 PM
One week until FOIAFriday! Join us September 25, 1 PM ET for a conversation on public records and ICE. Real experiences, practical takeaways, and lessons from the field. Then stick around for a special @DataLibProject extension where we'll file requests together on health care & patient safety data.
📄 DocumentCloud Office Hours is TODAY! Bring your questions — big or small — and our MuckRock experts will help you get more out of DocumentCloud. Free + open to all. Sign up: buff.ly/KSu3NMK
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September 18, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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September 17, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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September 17, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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Dark money is shaping elections, and it's hard to track. Join us TODAY, September 16, 1:30–2:30 PM ET for a free training with Michael Beckel of @IssueOne on how to follow the money. You don't want to miss it! Sign up: buff.ly/m2BJKUB
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September 16, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Dark money is shaping elections, and it's hard to track. Join us TODAY, September 16, 1:30–2:30 PM ET for a free training with Michael Beckel of @IssueOne on how to follow the money. You don't want to miss it! Sign up: buff.ly/m2BJKUB
🌑 Two free election trainings this week!
Events | Sunlight Research
Sunlight Research Desk and MuckRock have joined forces to expand the tools, training and research support that help local newsrooms deliver high-impact reporting. Read more here.
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September 14, 2026 at 7:45 PM
🌑 Two free election trainings this week!
We loved seeing your faces and hearing your voices at MuckRock's first-ever in-person donor event in DC this week! Your support ensures that we can keep building journalism tools, fighting for public records and bringing together people who care about transparency. We could not do it without you!
September 11, 2026 at 7:15 PM
We loved seeing your faces and hearing your voices at MuckRock's first-ever in-person donor event in DC this week! Your support ensures that we can keep building journalism tools, fighting for public records and bringing together people who care about transparency. We could not do it without you!
Free election training tomorrow! Join us September 10, 1–2 PM ET for a session on campaign finance with @OpenSecrets. Plus, we have two more coming next week on dark money and DataTalk. Sign up for all of them here: buff.ly/gb9VqmQ
Events | Sunlight Research
Sunlight Research Desk and MuckRock have joined forces to expand the tools, training and research support that help local newsrooms deliver high-impact reporting. Read more here.
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September 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Free election training tomorrow! Join us September 10, 1–2 PM ET for a session on campaign finance with @OpenSecrets. Plus, we have two more coming next week on dark money and DataTalk. Sign up for all of them here: buff.ly/gb9VqmQ
MuckRock just got a lot more powerful. 🎉 Four new tools are joining our ecosystem, with most of them free for every MuckRock account holder. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
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MuckRock's ecosystem expands, adding four free services for verified newsrooms
We’re excited to share that we’ve grown our ecosystem to include new tools from us, Bloom Labs, Buried Signals and UC Berkeley’s School of Journalism. MuckRock users can now sign-in with their…
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September 9, 2026 at 5:44 PM
MuckRock just got a lot more powerful. 🎉 Four new tools are joining our ecosystem, with most of them free for every MuckRock account holder. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
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Boston officials will submit a Freedom of Information Act request to identify those who responded to ICE's proposal to lease parking spaces in the city, reports Ross Cristantiello for @boston.com. buff.ly/M3ttDAF
Wu working to find out which property owners may want to lease parking to ICE, she says
Boston will submit a Freedom of Information Act request to identify those who responded to ICE's "market research" notice.
www.boston.com
August 20, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Boston officials will submit a Freedom of Information Act request to identify those who responded to ICE's proposal to lease parking spaces in the city, reports Ross Cristantiello for @boston.com. buff.ly/M3ttDAF
The website HaveIBeenFlocked.com lets users enter a license plate number to check whether it appears in publicly released records of searches conducted through Flock Safety’s system, reports Mary Cunningham for CBS News. www.cbsnews.com/news/flock-l...
Have I Been Flocked? – Search Flock ALPR Audit Logs
Have police looked up your travel history? Search Flock Safety audit logs for your license plate.
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August 20, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The website HaveIBeenFlocked.com lets users enter a license plate number to check whether it appears in publicly released records of searches conducted through Flock Safety’s system, reports Mary Cunningham for CBS News. www.cbsnews.com/news/flock-l...
The Department of Homeland Security is expanding its AI use for FOIA processing in what the agency is saying is a response to a sizable backlog and increasing number of requests. buff.ly/REEbhBo
Homeland Security plans to add more AI to FOIA processing
The agency wants automation tools to improve efficiency amid an increasing volume of requests, but advocates of transparency and accountability have concerns.
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August 19, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The Department of Homeland Security is expanding its AI use for FOIA processing in what the agency is saying is a response to a sizable backlog and increasing number of requests. buff.ly/REEbhBo
A recent Congressional Research Service report examines how the portal’s technical structure and an ongoing lack of administrative oversight have left federal datasets vulnerable to unannounced removals, broken links and widespread compliance gaps across agencies. buff.ly/5ncqPM7
CRS report on Data.Gov reveals major flaws in the federal dataset portal
A new CRS report examines how agency discretion can create gaps in Data.gov, leaving some federal data difficult to find, verify or access.
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August 19, 2026 at 3:53 PM
A recent Congressional Research Service report examines how the portal’s technical structure and an ongoing lack of administrative oversight have left federal datasets vulnerable to unannounced removals, broken links and widespread compliance gaps across agencies. buff.ly/5ncqPM7
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Life hack: I like to have a bunch of #FOIA requests going at any given time, which I then forget about until there are updates.
Then the @muckrock.com alert emails give me a little dopamine boost.
Then the @muckrock.com alert emails give me a little dopamine boost.
August 18, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Life hack: I like to have a bunch of #FOIA requests going at any given time, which I then forget about until there are updates.
Then the @muckrock.com alert emails give me a little dopamine boost.
Then the @muckrock.com alert emails give me a little dopamine boost.