MuckRock Foundation operates DocumentCloud and MuckRock. We're a non-profit, collaborative news site that brings together journalists, researchers, activists, and regular citizens to request, analyze, and share government documents, making politics more transparent and democracies more informed. DocumentCloud is a powerful suit of tools for analyzing, annotating and publishing primary source documents. MuckRock provides a repository of hundreds of thousands of pages of original government materials, information on how to file requests, and tools to make the requesting process easier. In addition, our staff and outside contributors are using these primary source documents received through the site to create original investigative reporting and analysis.
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"Education is our only public safety. Outside of this ark, all is deluge." - Horace Mann
You're worried about disappearing data. We're worried about disappearing data. Here's how we can all help! h/t MuckRock Foundation https://lnkd.in/gmXRGead #educationdata #federaldata #FOIA #educationjournalism
Last week, MuckRock hosted an event with organizations that are helping lead the efforts to preserve the public��s data. You can now watch the entire conversation on MuckRock��s YouTube channel. https://lnkd.in/eTZh_XbQ
MuckRock turns 15! ?? Co-founder Michael Morisy shares his thoughts on building a community of transparency enthusiasts in this morning's For the Record newsletter: https://lnkd.in/eTpYPaRJ
On Feb. 13 at 3pm Eastern,?MuckRock will host an event with organizations that are helping lead the efforts to preserve the public��s data. Mark Graham of the Internet Archive and Jack Cushman of the Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab will share what data they have seen as being most at risk; how journalists, researchers and others can take advantage of the data that has been rescued; and how you can contribute to efforts already underway to preserve public data. https://lnkd.in/emfxqeFH
More than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites have been taken down. Here are just a few of the efforts that part of an ongoing effort to preserve public information. https://lnkd.in/efwHEjh3
This election cycle, reporters at the Arizona Luminaria, found themselves confronted with a mystery candidate. Athena Eastwood, who was running for Congress with the Green Party, made few public appearances and had no campaign website. https://lnkd.in/dwissKAh
We've extended our deadline for our Sunshine Week logo contest! The first place winner gets $500, second $300 and third $200 - plus your logo displayed on merchandise for everyone to see.?Get your submissions in?now! https://lnkd.in/dQ8QmbE9
The MuckRock community flagged?where to look for police disciplinary files?in more than 20 states across the country. We��re kicking off 2025 by filing those requests, and you can follow along. https://lnkd.in/eqVpxfev
Are you a journalist who uses data or AI tools in your work? A collaborative team from the University of Virginia and New York University is looking for journalists and journalism-adjacent professionals to interview about their reporting process. The project seeks participants who are available for a confidential 30 to 60 minute interview about the state of journalism and the utility of technology tools for journalistic work. The following people are eligible: -Freelance and newsroom journalists -Newsroom executives -Journalism academics -Data and AI tool vendors whose products are used by journalists -Employees of journalism professional organizations or advocacy organizations The findings of the interviews will help shape both published research as well as MuckRock��s future development work. Think you qualify??Sign up?for an interview slot: https://lnkd.in/eGvHCDPc Questions? Please email Emilia Ruzicka at?emr4pn@virginia.edu.
FOIA Friday has an exciting schedule ahead in 2025, featuring FOIA experts who'll guide you through the nitty-gritty of finding the documents and data you're after. https://lnkd.in/e5wn-U4c