INN’s Rural News Network and MuckRock launch investigative journalism partnership to support rural newsrooms covering the 2026 midterms - INN News The new partnership gives RNN Newsrooms access to MuckRock's tools and the expert support of the Sunlight Research Desk.

INN’s Rural News Network and @muckrock.com are partnering to provide RNN newsrooms access to @sunlightresearch.bsky.social, strengthening 2026 midterm election coverage across the country.

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INN’s Rural News Network and MuckRock launch investigative journalism partnership to support rural newsrooms covering the 2026 midterms

MuckRock and the @inn.org’s Rural News Network are partnering to provide RNN member newsrooms access to a support program designed to strengthen 2026 midterm election coverage at small and rural news organizations across the country. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

INN’s Rural News Network and MuckRock launch investigative journalism partnership to support rural newsrooms covering the 2026 midterms

RNN member newsrooms will receive access to the @sunlightresearch.bsky.social, a specialized investigative support service, along with MuckRock’s records request platform and @documentcloud.org tools for analyzing, annotating and publishing primary source documents. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

Sunlight provided research support to an investigation by @apnews.com , @ajc.com & @frontlinepbs.bsky.social exposing the role of the carpet industry in spreading forever chemicals in Georgia. ajc.com/sp/forever-c...

For #LocalNewsDay, a thread of some investigations MuckRock's Sunlight Research Desk supported this past year. 🧵

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JAWS Webinar: Investigating Candidates - Tracking Public Records and Financial Ties — JAWS FREE JAWS WEBINAR APRIL 22: Join investigative journalist and the Editor of MuckRock , Anna Massoglia, to go beyond campaign websites to investigate political candidates for your reporting. Learn...

Register for our free #JAWS Webinar April 22: Investigating Candidates - Tracking Public Records and Financial Ties. Join investigative journalist & the Editor of @muckrock.com, Anna Massoglia, to go beyond campaign websites to investigate political candidates. www.jaws.org/news/jaws-we...

Tomorrow is the first annual Local News Day. MuckRock is proud to be part of a national movement empowering local newsrooms to grow.

@sunlightresearch.bsky.social has been working all year alongside local newsrooms on investigations you'll want to see. Stay tuned for more tomorrow! #LocalNewsDay

The Riverside Record Joins Media Coalition In Effort To Unseal Warrants In Bianco Election Probe The Riverside Record Wednesday joined a dozen news outlets in filing a motion to unseal three warrants obtained by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office in connection with Sheriff Chad Bianco’s…

Sunlight member @riversiderecord.bsky.social joined a dozen news outlets in filing a motion to unseal three warrants obtained by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office in connection with Sheriff Chad Bianco’s investigation into alleged election fraud.

Investigating with Sunlight: Building a Small Newsroom People Trust Start Small. Build Trust. Make News. Building a Small Newsroom People Trust This session explores what it takes to start and grow a small newsroom that authentically serves its community with guest…

See what it takes to start and grow a small newsroom that authentically serves its community in this Investigating with Sunlight session, with guest speakers from
@shastascout.bsky.social, The Edge and @riversiderecord.bsky.social.

California DOJ Asks Appeals Court To Pause Bianco’s Election Investigation Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed an emergency petition asking the California court of appeal to stop Sheriff Chad Bianco’s investigation into last November’s statewide special election to…

The California DOJ has filed an emergency petition asking the court of appeals to stop Sheriff Chad Bianco’s investigation of a statewide special election to “prevent further abuse of the criminal process.”

New from Sunlight member @riversiderecord.bsky.social: riversiderecord.org/riverside-co...

New merger benefits investigative reporting - Editor and Publisher As local newsrooms face growing resource constraints, new partnerships are emerging to strengthen investigative reporting capacity. In this report, Bob Sillick examines the merger of MuckRock and the ...

MuckRock's @morisy.bsky.social and @brandiswicegood.bsky.social sat down with Editor & Publisher Magazine to discuss how the MuckRock and @sunlightresearch.bsky.social merger is working to build a future for investigative journalism and transparency. www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/new-...

Start Small. Build Trust. Make News. Building a Small Newsroom People Trust | Sunlight Research This session explores what it takes to start and grow a small newsroom that authentically serves its community with guest speakers from Shasta Scout, The Edge, and Riverside Record.

TOMORROW: See what it takes to start and grow a small newsroom that authentically serves its community in this Investigating with Sunlight session, with guest speakers from @shastascout.bsky.social, The Edge and @riversiderecord.bsky.social.

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Start Small. Build Trust. Make News. Building a Small Newsroom People Trust | Sunlight Research This session explores what it takes to start and grow a small newsroom that authentically serves its community with guest speakers from Shasta Scout, The Edge, and Riverside Record.

With guest speakers from @shastascout.bsky.social, The Edge, and @riversiderecord.bsky.social, join us as we explore what it takes to start and grow a small newsroom that authentically serves its community. www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...

Celebrate Sunshine Week 2026 with MuckRock! MuckRock is hosting events for Sunshine Week, shining a light on the importance of public records and open government.

MuckRock will be continuing our Sunshine Week celebrations throughout the month of March, highlighting the best in transparency and open government. Join us in the fight for government transparency! www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

Investigating with Sunlight: Reading the Record Court records are one of the most powerful and underused tools in investigative reporting. In this workshop, MuckRock's Elizabeth Clemons and Kelly Kauffman will walk journalists through how civil…

Court records are one of the most powerful and underused tools in investigative reporting. In this latest workshop, we walk through how civil litigation and criminal cases can reveal conflicts, behavior and decision-making that shape a subject’s public and private life.

Detecting and Investigating Healthcare Fraud: A Real-World Case Study with Walter Smith Randolph | Sunlight Research In this training session, Walter Smith Randolph will walk attendees through a real Medicare fraud investigation that exposed a multimillion-dollar scheme involving fraudulent billing for medical…

Go behind the scenes of a real Medicare fraud investigation that exposed a multimillion-dollar scheme involving fraudulent billing for medical supplies that patients never ordered or received.

Meet the #NICAR26 Fellows!

Bella Davis is an Indigenous affairs reporter at New Mexico In Depth and a proud Yurok tribal member based in Albuquerque. Her reporting focuses on critical issues affecting Native communities across New Mexico.

Reading the Record: Civil Litigation and Criminal Cases | Sunlight Research In this workshop, MuckRock's Elizabeth Clemons and Kelly Kauffman will walk journalists through how civil litigation and criminal cases can reveal conflicts, behavior and decision-making that shape a…

Court records are one of the most powerful and underused tools in investigative reporting. A new workshop from MuckRock will walk journalists through how civil litigation and criminal cases can reveal conflicts, behavior and more.

Register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...

Former Google CEO's links to secretive company seeking explosive testing near Burning Man - The Nevada Independent Further research into BRDR LLC indicate ties to billionaire Eric Schmidt, who served as Google’s CEO from 2001 to 2011 and as the company’s executive chairman until 2017.

A new collaboration from The Nevada Independent (@thenvindy.com) and Sunlight Research Desk (@sunlightresearch.bsky.social) reveals how a secretive LLC with ties to Google’s former CEO pursued special use permits for explosive testing near Burning Man.

NEW: A collaboration from The Nevada Independent (@thenvindy.com) and Sunlight Research Desk has unveiled ties between a secretive LLC, a former Google CEO and explosive testing near Burning Man.

Former Google CEO's links to secretive company seeking explosive testing near Burning Man - The Nevada Independent Late last year, BRDR Properties LLC made waves in the small rural town of Gerlach, the gateway community to the Black Rock Desert and Burning Man, while seeking special use permits to perform explosiv...

@muckrock.com's sunlight desk provided background research for this report with the Nevada Independent! thenevadaindependent.com/article/form...

Want to chat about public records, investigative research and more? MuckRock's Michael Morisy and Brandi Swicegood are at the @knightfoundation.org's Knight Media Forum 2026 in Miami!

Membership | Sunlight Research The Sunlight Research Desk and MuckRock provide powerful investigative tools and support that help local and independent newsrooms produce more high-impact journalism.

Whether you’re backgrounding a source, tracking campaign money, or connecting the dots in public records, we’re the support system behind the byline.

Our experts help newsrooms dig deeper to produce stories with impact. Learn more about our membership options. www.sunlightresearch.net/membership

Membership | Sunlight Research The Sunlight Research Desk and MuckRock provide powerful investigative tools and support that help local and independent newsrooms produce more high-impact journalism.

From tracking down essential documents to analyzing complex data sets, Sunlight Research Desk’s new membership options that can improve your newsroom’s investigative capabilities.

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Inside America’s carpet capital: an empire and its toxic legacy The Georgia carpet industry’s long use of PFAS, known as forever chemicals, polluted drinking water and the environment across swaths of the South.

The carpet industry’s long use of “forever chemicals” has polluted drinking water and the environment across swaths of the South for decades.

MuckRock’s @sunlightresearch.bsky.social provided research on this new investigation.

Membership | Sunlight Research The Sunlight Research Desk and MuckRock provide powerful investigative tools and support that help local and independent newsrooms produce more high-impact journalism.

ICYMI: @sunlightresearch.bsky.social launched new membership options that can help your newsroom track down essential documents, analyze complex data sets, and prepare detailed timelines to help your newsroom build the foundation for investigations.

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