Brechner FOI Project to assist transparency groups with $1.25 million Press Forward grant to help journalists obtain government records

By: Brechner Center

A new partnership led by MuckRock and involving the National Freedom of Information Coalition(NFOIC), the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Brechner Freedom of Information Project is working to help journalists acquire the information they need to inform the public. 

The partnership will develop AI-powered tools that integrate with newsrooms’ existing workflows to provide vetted guidance to journalists in identifying and acquiring relevant government records, speeding up the process of getting reliable information to the public.