FOIA in a music video
Adele on Line 2
The good people at the Center for Investigative Reporting announced their new radio show Reveal in a big way: with their take on Adele’s Hello. It’s a few months old, but it’s so good we had to share. We hope a tribute to Prince is in the works. (“Can you respond to my request from…
H.R. 4909 NDAA for FY2017
H.R. 4909 (2017 defense spending) The 2017 defense authorization spending bill includes a provision exempting military “tactics, techniques and procedures” from disclosure.
Transparency in National Security Act of 2016 (H.R. 4922)
H.R. 4922 Applies the requirements of the federal FOIA to the National Security Council.
SGI STATEMENT: Senate approves FOIA reform (S. 337)
Media coalition applauds Senate approval of FOIA reforms, calls on House and Senate to work out differences [PDF version] The media coalition The Sunshine in Government Initiative (SGI) today applauds the approval by unanimous consent of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016.
Resources for Covering FOIA, writing about Transparency
Writers may be looking for ideas to fill for Sunshine Week, so we’re compiled a few resources.
WITHOUT FOIA we’re in the dark
Did you know a government analysis didn’t find parmesan cheese in a product sold as parmesan cheese? FOIA uncovered that. And luckily, the reporters mentioned FOIA in the story, or we’d never know FOIA did that. Ahead of Sunshine Week we’re launching WITHOUT FOIA — an effort to showcase some of the more important…
When FOIA’s in your reporting, put FOIA in your story.
We’re encouraging and pleading with anyone who uses FOIA to tell a story to say so — give FOIA some credit. The ask is straightforward: If FOIA was helpful to tell part of your story, then please say so in the story.
PRESS RELEASE: Media coalition asks every Senator to support FOIA reform ahead of 2016 Sunshine Week
A coalition of media groups today urged every U.S. Senator to support legislation that establishes a presumption of openness in law, encourages agencies to use public-friendly technology, and makes other changes to the way agencies respond to requests for information from the public. The Sunshine in Government Initiative (SGI) sent…