Tags
foia
Gun permit data wasn’t maximized
The choice that faced the Journal News was not simply whether to map gun permit holders’ addresses, but how
By Susan McGregor Jan 16, 2013 at 11:36 AM
In the weeks since the Journal News's publication of a controversial interactive map of gun permit holders' addresses in Westchester... More
JunketSleuth’s FOIA War With the FDIC
Perhaps it’s time for an “openness czar”
By Felix Salmon Feb 24, 2011 at 11:02 AM
Russell Carollo, of Mark Cuban's JunketSleuth, has a great post up today about the way in which the FDIC aggressively... More
Local California news site sues county sheriff
Lake County News believes it is suffering discrimination
By Hazel Sheffield Jan 14, 2013 at 06:50 AM
A local news site in Lake County, CA, is suing the sheriff there for discrimination. Elizabeth Larson and John Jensen,... More
Nigeria’s New FOIA
Reporters enjoy new freedoms in a long-repressive society
By Elliot Ross Sep 23, 2011 at 10:24 AM
Journalism in Nigeria has never been easy work, and the new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which finally became law... More
Q & A: Lucy Dalglish and Jennifer Lynch
Two open government experts talk about the year’s top FOIA issues
By Erin Siegal Apr 9, 2012 at 01:13 PM
The FOIA Watchdog chats with Lucy Dalglish, director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and Jennifer Lynch,... More
Q&A: Michael Morisy, Co-Founder of MuckRock
On helping journalists with their public records requests
By Erin Siegal Feb 13, 2012 at 02:46 PM
MuckRock is an online startup that helps journalists streamline, track, and fulfill their public records requests. Since May 2010, when... More
Supremes Rule for Bloomberg Over the Banks
A big press win as Mark Pittman’s lawsuit pries bailout records from the Federal Reserve
By Ryan Chittum Mar 21, 2011 at 11:45 AM
Chalk one up for the people's right to know over the bank arm of the government's right to spend our... More
To Sue or Not to Sue?
The first two years of OGIS
By Erin Siegal Feb 1, 2012 at 12:37 PM
Last June in Las Vegas, Corinna Zarek told a ballroom full of investigative journalists at the annual Investigative Reporters and... More
‘See you on the other side’ - Meet Jessica Lum, a terminally ill 25-year-old who chose to spend what little time she had practicing journalism
#Realtalk: This is the best moment to be in journalism - The old stuff isn’t coming back, but that’s okay
Streams of consciousness - Millennials expect a steady diet of quick-hit, social-media-mediated bits and bytes. What does that mean for journalism?
Sticking with the truth - How ‘balanced’ coverage helped sustain the bogus claim that childhood vaccines can cause autism
An ink-stained stretch - Can Aaron Kushner save the Orange County Register—and the newspaper industry?
This is the best moment to be in journalism (25)
The WSJ editorial page hits rock bottom (19)
The New York Times told me to take this down
“If you wouldn’t mind using another publication to advertise your infringement tool, we’d appreciate it”
In AP, Rosen investigations, government makes criminals of reporters
“[A]s flagrant an assault on civil liberties as anything done by George W. Bush’s administration”
Jay Carney press briefing blues
“Reporters are increasingly skeptical about Carney’s demeanor and the veracity of some answers”
Jaron Lanier wants to build a new middle class on micropayments
A future where writers can gain wealth through a “freelance economy”
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
Uptown Messenger – Hyperlocal news for a neighborhood in New Orleans
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
