The new partnership gives INN’s small and rural news organizations access to MuckRock’s investigative tools and the expert support of the Sunlight Research Desk through November 2026.
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Category: Government, FOIA & Courts
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MuckRock’s 2026 sunshine season roundup: Tools and tips for transparency
Tis the season for sunshine! The past month brought together some of the sharpest minds in data journalism and government transparency. MuckRockers and other organizations around the country have been hard at work promoting government transparency, sharing their work and hosting trainings and solutions-focused conversations on the challenges facing reporters and watchdogs.
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Smarter filtering, saved searches and the return of scheduled publishing on DocumentCloud
The MuckRock tech team has been hard at work improving several aspects of the DocumentCloud user experience. Now, we’re excited to announce an upgraded interface for filtering, sorting, and searching documents, the ability to save your searches and reload them later and the ability to schedule when your documents go public.
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Five ways to use Brady lists to investigate police misconduct
Police misconduct records can be difficult to access but are crucial for accountability reporting. One way to identify potential law enforcement officer misconduct is checking your local Brady list, a database of officers with criminal or disciplinary histories required to be maintained by many prosecutors across the country.
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What do newsrooms actually need to cover 2026 elections?
The 2026 midterm elections are gearing up to be both consequential and complicated to cover, and reporters are often tasked with covering both election irregularities and candidate controversies across the country. But many newsrooms have limited reporting capacity and are straining to cover regions where other outlets that have served readers have since shut down. MuckRock asked newsrooms about how they’re approaching their election coverage, the barriers they’re facing and how support organizations like ours and news collaborations might be able to help.
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How 2026 Pulitzer Prize-recognized journalists use public records in their reporting
Despite threats against journalism and facing weakening government transparency, these reporters have fought to report on what matters.
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MuckRock launches Election Accountability Cohort to strengthen newsrooms’ midterm election coverage
A group of six newsrooms in competitive states will receive year-long enhanced memberships to the Sunlight Research Desk to bolster their 2026 midterm election reporting.
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Using AI for FOIA in 2026: What requesters should know
Artificial intelligence tools can help public records users draft clearer requests, understand denials and review documents. But requesters should verify what AI produces and know what to ask when agencies use automated tools to search, sort or redact records.
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Navigating FOIA in 2026: New data shows agencies adapting to record demand
Dek: As the Freedom of Information Act approaches its 60th anniversary, new government data shows agencies processing more records requests than ever but still struggling to keep pace with rising demand.
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How to follow the paper trail of ICE’s local Immigration enforcement
MuckRock’s latest guide explains how to obtain records about ICE’s involvement and better understand how immigration enforcement operates at the local level.
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