Federal Freedom of Information Act: Video Tutorials

An Introduction to Public Records
Taught by Michael Morisy, co-founder and chief executive of MuckRock. Morisy was previously an editor at the Boston Globe, where he launched the paper’s technology vertical BetaBoston.

3 Requests 3 Stories
Erin Siegal McIntyre is an investigative journalist and photographer who relocated from Mexico to join the journalism faculty at University of North Carolina in 2020. She shares three federal FOIA requests, the types of information they can produce and examples of stories that can be written with the data.

Public Record Appeals
Michael Morisy, co-founder and chief executive of MuckRock, explains your options when denied records under the federal Freedom of Information Act and provides exemption-specific strategies for your appeals.

NEFAC Programs and Presentations

May 25 | Online | Federal FOIA: How Newsrooms Use the Public Records Appeals Process | Learn More and Register

May 27 | Boston | WorldBoston International Visitor Leadership Program

June 1 | Online | Vermont: How Newsrooms Use the Public Records Appeals Process | Learn More and Register

June 3 | Online | Rhode Island Open Government Summit

June 8 | Online | Maine: How Newsrooms Use the Public Records Appeals Process | Learn More and Register

June 12 | Portland, Me. | First Amendment Museum

June 15 | Online | Connecticut: How Newsrooms Use the Public Records Appeals Process | Learn More and Register

June 27 | Concord, N.H. | New Hampshire Humanities

Oct. 23 - 25 | Northeastern University | New England First Amendment Institute

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