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THE FOILIES 2019: RECOGNIZING THE YEAR’S WORST IN GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY

Written by ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION Posted March 16, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

“Like the time we knocked out two English papers, a science experiment, and built the White House out of sugar cubes,” Evan said. “It opened up our Sunday for filing Freedom of Information requests.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, FOIA, government transparency, Kennedy assassination, MuckRock, public information, public records, Sunshine, Sunshine Week

THE FOILIES 2018: RECOGNIZING THE YEAR’S WORST IN GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY

Written by ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION Posted March 13, 2018 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

In its fourth year, The Foilies recognizes the worst responses to records requests, outrageous efforts to stymie transparency and the most absurd redactions.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, FOIA, FOILIES, Freedom of Information Act, Sunshine Week, transparency

DEAR READER: HAPPY SUNSHINE WEEK

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted March 14, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader

There’s a reason that, even as a little paper, we pay such close attention to the public records law and to the flow of information between government entities and private citizens.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader Tagged With: FOIA, Sunshine Week, transparency

SUNSHINE WEEK SPECIAL: THE FOILIES 2017

Written by ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION Posted March 14, 2017 Filed Under: FEATURES, Media Farm, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction, Specials

Think of it as the Golden Raspberries but for government transparency, where the bad actors are actually going off script to deny the public the right to understand what business is being conducted on their behalf.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Media Farm, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction, Specials Tagged With: Bill Galvin, Donald Trump, EFF, Elster Solutions, Ericsson, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FOIAFriday, FOILIES, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), General Services Administration, Landis+Gyr, Massachusetts, Mike Pence, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, New Orleans City Marshall, Portland Commissioner Amanda Fritz, Santa Maria Police Department, States of Texas and Arizona, Sunshine Week, transparency, U.S. Department of Justice

BROKEN RECORDS: THE SUN DON’T SHINE IN MASSACHUSETTS

Written by ANDREW QUEMERE AND MAYA SHAFFER Posted March 14, 2016 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

In the Commonwealth, even paying for public records doesn’t guarantee you’ll get them

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, BINJ, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Boston Police Department, BPD, Broken Records, FOIA, Golden Padlock Awards, J. Patrick Brown, Massachusetts, MuckRock, National Security Agency, NSA, Secretary Galvin, Sunshine Week

SPECIAL SUNSHINE WEEK FEATURE: THE FOILES 2016

Written by DIG STAFF Posted March 14, 2016 Filed Under: FEATURES, Specials

Some Government Agencies Are So Bad at Handling Public Records Requests, They Deserve an Award

Filed Under: FEATURES, Specials Tagged With: Georgia, Hillary Clinton, Kim Davis, MuckRock, privacy, Rowan County, Sunshine Week, terrorism, transparency, US Army, White House

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