PrivacyDigestMar 16

The #Foilies2026

Established in 2015, The #Foilies are an annual project by the #ElectronicFrontierFoundation & #MuckRock to recognize the agencies, officials & contractors that thwart the public's #right to know. We give out these tongue-in-cheek "awards" during #SunshineWeek (March 15-21), a collective effort by media & advocacy organizations to highlight the importance of open government.

This year, we've got a few "winners" whose behavior defies belief.
#eff

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/foilies-2026

The Foilies 2026

Established in 2015, The Foilies are an annual project by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock to recognize the agencies, officials and contractors that thwart the public's right to know. We give out these tongue-in-cheek "awards" during Sunshine Week (March 15-21), a collective effort by media and advocacy organizations to highlight the importance of open government.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
La Molina StreetartJun 9, 2025
Art by American Jules Muck in Ashland (OR), USA (2025) #julesmuck #muckrock #streetart #lamolinastreetart | photo via artist mysl .nl/xdfoB
Show threadpetersuberFeb 26, 2025

Update. "Federal data is disappearing. Meet the teams working to rescue it and learn how you can help."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiZuKA-o4V4

"Since the start of the new #Trump administration, hundreds of federal data sets and government websites have gone offline without warning, sometimes returning with major changes and sometimes not returning at all. On February 13th, #MuckRock hosted an event with organizations that are helping lead the efforts to preserve the public’s data."

This is a video of the event.

#Censorship #DefendResearch #Preservation #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

Federal data is disappearing. Meet the teams working to rescue it and learn how you can help.

YouTube
Show threadChuck DarwinJan 31, 2025

🙏🏻Newmarket Journalism School Research Center
https://bsky.app/profile/newmarkjresearch.bsky.social/post/3lgvvedozkl2j

#MuckRock #investigative #journalism #foia #foil

Newmark J School Research Center (@newmarkjresearch.bsky.social)

🔍 If you're digging into a story and need public records, MuckRock simplifies the FOIA/FOIL process. Worth checking out for journalists looking to go deeper: https://buff.ly/2SNYDWk #InvestigativeJournalism

Bluesky Social
Chuck DarwinJan 31, 2025

🔍 If you're digging into a story and need public records, #MuckRock simplifies the FOIA/FOIL process.

Worth checking out for journalists looking to go deeper:
https://www.muckrock.com/

#investigative #journalism #foia #foil
https://bsky.app/profile/newmarkjresearch.bsky.social/post/3lgvvedozkl2j

MuckRock

MuckRock is a collaborative news site that gives you the tools to hold the government accountable.

MuckRock
DoomsdaysCWJan 14, 2025

Five revelations about St. Louis’ history with radioactive waste

By: Allison Kite - July 12, 2023

"The #MissouriIndependent and #MuckRock spent months scouring thousands of pages of government records about St. Louis’ involvement in the race to build an #AtomicBomb during World War II and decades of #environmental #contamination that followed.

"Journalists sought to lay bare the degree to which government officials knew of the spreading contamination and the danger it posed to St. Louis County residents.

"While the contamination at the #WestLakeLandfill and in #ColdwaterCreek has been covered extensively for decades, documents obtained by the newsrooms revealed the way federal officials failed to take stronger measures to protect the health of St. Louis-area residents."

Read more:
https://missouriindependent.com/2023/07/12/five-revelations-about-st-louis-history-with-radioactive-waste/
#RadioactiveContamination #ColdWar #SaintLouisMissouri

Five revelations about St. Louis’ history with radioactive waste • Missouri Independent

The Missouri Independent and MuckRock scoured hundreds of federal records about nuclear waste around St. Louis. Here's what you need to know.

Missouri Independent
AmiW Streetart ❄️Apr 17, 2023
☮️ Artist: #MuckRock in City: #Nashville Gallatin Parkway x Burchwood Ave, Tennessee USA 🇺🇸 - Title: "Imagine" - (📷 by Roby Stowe) - #Streetart #Art #Mastoart #Mural #Imagine #JohnLennon #YokoOno #MickyMouse #MinnieMouse
#GoodMorning ! ☕🥐🥐
AmiW Streetart ❄️Mar 25, 2023
🤠 Artist: #MuckRock in City: #Nashville Gallatin Parkway x Burchwood Ave, Tennessee USA 🇺🇸 - Title: "Dolly Parton" - (📷 by Roby Stowe) - #Streetart #Art #Mastoart #Mural #Graffiti #CountryMusic #DollyParton 🎶
Daniel SchumanFeb 6, 2023

My friends at Muckrock are hiring an engagement journalist to write their newsletter and manage social media. Pay is $60k and you can be anywhere, I think.

The listing is here: https://www.muckrock.com/jobs/#engagement

#muckrock

MuckRock

MuckRock is a collaborative news site that gives you the tools to hold the government accountable.

MuckRock
PrivacyDigestDec 26, 2022

It’s time once again: Share your transparency horror story with a nomination to The Foilies 2023

The Electronic Frontier Foundation and #MuckRock partner once again to highlight what not to do when you work for the public
#eff

https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2022/dec/19/have-an-open-records-horror-story-shine-a-light/

It's time once again: Share your transparency horror story with a nomination to The Foilies 2023

We are now accepting submissions for The Foilies 2023, the annual project to give tongue-in-cheek awards to the officials and institutions that behave badly (or ridiculously) when served with a request for public records.

MuckRock