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Every day, more than 100 million items are posted to Sina Weibo, the microblogging service sometimes called "China's Twitter". And every day, teams of censors comb through the posts in […]
The Dept. of Veterans Affairs plans to release reports on first-time patients in the VA health system after not releasing data since March citing concerns for the "security arrangements for […]
The Internet Archive has released an experimental library of television news clips covering revelations about the National Security Agency's surveillance programs. The library allows users to search over 700 clips […]
The Committee to Protect Journalists released a report today titled The Obama Administration and the Press, stating that “electronic surveillance programs deter government sources from speaking to journalists.” President Barack […]
Journalists have been searching for alternative resources after the government shutdown caused many online databases to go down and government offices to close as employees went on furlough. For more […]
We reported yesterday that many government agencies had shut off access to their online data services, and that the NICAR database library was a good source for finding government data […]
In late 2011 or early 2012, I received a phone call that set off a nearly two-year fight over a government record. The caller, who wished to remain anonymous, had […]
Minority members of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released a report on Sept. 9, 2013 claiming that the EPA has "a dismal history of competently and timely […]
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s administration had preached transparency, according to the Lansing State Journal, but is charging exorbitant amounts for access to state contract records. The Lansing State Journal sought […]
Journalists from an online news service in Hawaii have started a public service law center to help citizen’s navigate the state’s open record laws. Honolulu-based Civil Beat reports that Hawaii […]
