A reporter asks: Is missing #governmentdata available through a Freedom of Information Act request?
Kastanis says yes -- if you know it exists, if you know it's collected, you can #FOIA it! You can also request communications about the #dataset.
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Kastanis encourages reporters: If #data is missing or hard to find, don't turn away from the story. If you don't report on something because data is missing, "people assume the issues you are aiming to report don't exist."
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Angeliki Kastanis, Data Editor at the @apnews.com: "When #PublicData disappears, communities' and people's lived experience disappear with it ... That's what we're all afraid of. That's the core danger."
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"When #DataSets go dark or become distorted, it's not just a technical problem. It's a #threat to visibility, it's a threat to accountability, it's a threat to protecting #communities and the ability for #policymakers to make informed decisions," says Angeliki Kastanis.
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@jaspar.bsky.social says "we need to have a lot of eyes on a lot of #data to know how things are changing," proactively monitoring the shifting landscape of #FederalData.
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