Phony Security Claims Cited in New @ctexaminer.bsky.social #FOI Complaint V #CTCorrections Re; Unjustified Suppression of #JAllenJones Killing Video #CCFOI #ctfog #1stamendmentneu #NFOIC @ire.org #AGWilliamTong #GovNedLamont
“@ArtHughes: McClanahan: I'm suing the CIA because the CIA is responsible for everything that's bad about FOIA #NFOIC” lol reqs some context
BU's Maggie Mulvihill says #WikiLeaks has helped raise awareness of government documents. #NFOIC
Patrice McDermott: "There are secrets that need protecting. Our goal is to limit them as much as possible." #NFOIC
Next up: the implications of #WikiLeaks for FOI and journalism. #NFOIC
Morisy: "Don't be afraid to fail" when you're trying to build a new online tool. #NFOIC #wordsofwisdom
Susan Long: Data journalism is "a lot of work." #NFOIC
Thanks to @davidherzog and Michael Morisy of @MuckRockNews for amazing #NFOIC presentations. Can't wait to spend times on these sites.
@MuckRockNews employs an embargo system to mitigate that conflict. Docs are eventually public, but after the stories run. #NFOIC
Morrisy: Journalists, too, can sometimes be opaque. Media competition and transparency can sometimes be at odds. #NFOIC
Morrisy: Keep requests short and simple at first. (The UFO guys are, apparently, known for loooooooong requests.) #NFOIC
Sophisticated public shaming and "carrots" to help build relationships are important FOI tools. #NFOIC
Morrisy: 3 big FIO problems are inefficiency, opaqueness and inconsistency. #NFOIC
Morisy is developing @MuckRockNews, a tool that helps people file FOI requests through the web. #NFOIC
Up now: Michael Morisy talks about using technology to "rewire" culture for transparency. #NFOIC
Herzog: Will eventually make this system available to news orgs in other states. #NFOIC
Also used Missouri j-school students to inventory data. Agencies weren't always willing to compile lists of databases. #NFOIC
Herzog: 'Along with the tool, we also provided some context so people could understand." #NFOIC
@openmissouri also lists FOI contacts for all state agencies in one place. #NFOIC
@openmissouri also lists cost of data, and provides tools to generate a template for filing a FOI request or request a data set. #NFOIC
Herzog clarifies "data." It's information held in columns and rows. #NFOIC
@openmissouri catalogs 200 public data sets that are held offline. Examples: carnival accidents, suspended teachers and doctors #NFOIC
Herzog: Focus on databases that are offline. What do govt agencies have that they're not putting online? #NFOIC
Herzog: "Open records requests have also gone social." Example: UK's "What do they know?" site devoted to the Brits' new FOI law. "#NFOIC
Herzog: Data, like everything else, has gone social. Examples: Socrata, Infochimps, Geocommons. #NFOIC
Herzog: NGOs are getting involved in FOI. Example: @SunFoundation They have the open-source "national data catalog." #NFOIC
@openmissouri is also abt connection Herzog: "How do we get from the technology to the person? How do we educate people to use this?" #NFOIC
Goals of @openmissouri: inform a broad audience about public information, inspire people to use govt data to enhance their lives #NFOIC
Next up is David Herzog of the @openmissouri projects. #NFOIC
Here's a map showing FOI cases nationwide. (It says there's one pending in federal court in Concord #NH.) http://bit.ly/gFVIMx #NFOIC
