Thousands of pages of documents obtained through public records provides a new look into how DOGE worked within the federal government, despite heavy redactions, reports @merylkornfield.bsky.social for the Washington Post.
Learn how to use NotebookLM for research and reporting and how it can help you use raw documents into tools for your investigative reporting during our Investigating with Sunlight session, with @jeremycaplan.bsky.social at the CUNY Newmark School of Journalism.
In case you missed it: We were joined by Alex Garcia from Datasette for our latest Building with MuckRock session! We covered how you can use your MuckRock account to get started with Datasette Cloud and hit the ground running with importing your own data.
Brady lists are generally required to disclose credibility issues to defense attorneys. These lists can offer a window into patterns of misconduct and credibility issues within police departments.
So excited for this new partnership between @inn.org's Rural News Network and @muckrock.com's @sunlightresearch.bsky.social—bringing investigative muscle and research support directly to rural newsrooms covering the 2026 midterms.
#ruralnews #localnews #nonprofitnews
“Every voter, no matter where they live, deserves access to deeply reported, fact-based journalism,” said @brandiswicegood.bsky.social MuckRock’s chief editorial and programs officer.
Learn more about MuckRock and the @inn.org’s new partnership. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
TOMORROW: we’ll be chatting about Datasette, an open-source tool for exploring and publishing data.
We'll cover how to use your MuckRock account to get started and hit the ground running with importing your own data.
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.
news.inn.org/rural-news-n...
Richmond recently received the “The City of Darkness Award” in 2026 Foilies, MuckRock and @eff.org’s annual recognition of the worst in transparency. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
The city of Richmond has agreed to pay $549,000 to settle an employment lawsuit with former FOIA Officer Connie Clay, who claims she was fired after she spoke up about the city’s failures to follow Virginia FOIA law, reports @richmonder.bsky.social. www.richmonder.org/richmond-set...
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...
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...
Brady lists can offer a window into patterns of misconduct and credibility issues within police departments.
MuckRock’s latest public records guide walks through how to locate, analyze and report on these lists.
A Department of Justice legal opinion concluded that the Presidential Records Act “unconstitutionally intrudes on the independence and autonomy of the President guaranteed," reports @jasonleopold.bsky.social.
This month’s Building with MuckRock session, we’ll be chatting about Datasette, an open-source tool for exploring and publishing data. We'll cover how to use your MuckRock account to get started and hit the ground running with importing your own data.
It’s almost been one year since the launch of @transjournalists.org and MuckRock’s partnership to document the impact of anti-trans federal activities across the nation.
See what we've accomplished this past year:
Join us for FOIAFriday, where we'll take a look at how artificial intelligence is being applied by FOIA requesters and agencies to improve the process, and the unintended consequences of the implementation of AI.
Register:
Police misconduct records are notoriously difficult to pry from agencies. Our latest guide explains the main types of police disciplinary records, what those records contain, where to find them and provides sample language you can use in your own requests today. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
Sunlight Research Desk provided @wisconsinwatch.org with research support revealing the background of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/04/wisc...
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...
@wyofile.com profiled the billionaire couple quietly shaping Wyoming's politics and philanthropy. Sunlight helped build the background. #LocalNewsDay
wyofile.com/politics-press-and-philanthropy-how-a-jackson-hole-billionaire-couple-is-shaping-wyoming/
@thenvindy.com asked why Elon Musk's Boring Company has been quietly buying up real estate along the Las Vegas Loop. Sunlight traced the records. #LocalNewsDay
thenevadaindependent.com/article/why-...
@texastribune.org wanted to know who was actually running to govern Starbase — the Texas city SpaceX is building. Sunlight helped dig into the candidates. #LocalNewsDay texastribune.org/2025/05/02/t...
For #LocalNewsDay, a thread of some investigations MuckRock's Sunlight Research Desk supported this past year. 🧵
On April 29, we'll be joined by Jeremy Caplan, director of teaching and learning at the CUNY Newmark School of Journalism, to discuss NotebookLM.
Learn what the tool can do, why it matters, and how it can help you use it in your investigative reporting.
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Local reporters often find financial documents in public portals or in response to public records requests.
Learn how DocumentCloud’s Add-Ons can review data heavy documents, giving reporters more time to spend answering the key questions of their investigations. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
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.
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
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...
Police misconduct is often a matter of life or death, an area where transparency is more important than almost anywhere else.
Read our requester’s guide and learn how to obtain police misconduct documents and data: www.muckrock.com/news/archive...