Freedom of information
Access to police body camera videos: The Wild West of open records requests
This is another in a series of articles by the Reporters Committee for Freedom ofโฆ
How to use FOIA laws to find stories, deepen sourcing
To mark Sunshine Week, March 16-22, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press explainsโฆ
Disputes over crime maps highlight challenge of outsourcing public data
Colin Drane is an unlikely warrior in the fight for open government. An inventor andโฆ
Toledo mayor calls Blade โirresponsibleโ for reporting information he wonโt release
The Blade | The Journal News Toledo's mayor blasted The (Toledo, Ohio) Blade for publishingโฆ
FBI investigates threats against professor after NYT quoted him about gun map
Online Journalism Review | New Haven Register | Jim Romenesko | Boing Boing | Timesโฆ
Aggressive local blogger served with cease-and-desist letter
New Times Broward-Palm Beach Local blogger/rabble-rouser Chaz Stevens "is a hard puppy to love." Theโฆ
Itโs 1 lawyer vs. 39 in court battle to release Hurricane Katrina records
The Times-Picayune The one lawyer is representing The Times-Picayune and CNN, who have been fightingโฆ
Education think tank urges media not to publish teachersโ names with performance scores
Center for American Progress The Los Angeles Times won an IRE Philip Meyer Award forโฆ
Casey Anthony juror names released after 3-month cooling-off period
After a three-month cooling-off period, Judge Belvin Perry released the names today of the jurorsโฆ
Mayor to reporters: Youโre actually lobbyists
South Florida Sun-Sentinel That's what Richard Kaplan, mayor of the South Florida town of Lauderhill,โฆ
Casey Anthony judge: โCourt proceedings are no longer news but entertainmentโ
TBO.comThe jurors who declared Casey Anthony "not guilty" will remain anonymous for at least threeโฆ
Christie tells Star-Ledger he expects Gawker lawsuit to be dropped
Newark Star-Ledger | Gawker.com | Asbury Park Press Just hours after Gawker and the Newโฆ
IRE takes over DocumentCloud as Knight funding expires
DocumentCloud, the startup that works with news organizations to post troves of primary source documentsโฆ