FOIAchat

FOIAchat is a weekly conference on Twitter from 2 PM to 3 PM EST under the hashtag #foiachat. The discussion invites collaboration between activists, citizens, bloggers and journalists on public records requests topics. Topics include the Freedom of Information Act and state equivalents, open meetings laws, and related issues.

This summary of a previous FOIAchat discussion is to be used as a reference guide for research or further discussion. Read our legal disclaimer.

FOIAchat serves as a forum for engaging discussion. Anyone on Twitter is welcome to participate, and all levels of knowledge are welcome. The results of the discussions are summarized through archived minutes below.

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Calendar of topics

January 2013

January 11 FOIA in the news
January 18 Health care data and public records
January 25 Public records and racial data

February 2013

February 1 Guns and FOIA
February 8 FBI and public records
February 15 Open meetings and activists
February 22 FOIA Forum

March 2013

March 1 Strength of public meetings and records laws, pursuing records on your own
March 8
March 15
March 22 Disclosure laws, privacy laws
March 29 Policing the police

April 2013

Friday 5
Friday 12
Friday 19
Friday 26

May 2013

May 3
May 10
May 17
May 24
May 31

June 2013

June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28

July 2013

July 5
July 12
July 19
July 26

August 2013

August 2
August 9
August 16
August 23
August 30

September 2013

September 6
September 13
September 20
September 27

October 2013

October 4
October 11
October 18
October 25

November 2013

November 1
November 8
November 15
November 22
November 29

December 2013

December 6
December 13
December 20
December 27

2013

This is a list of topics for the remaining 2012 calendar year. To make recommendations on future topics, feel free to contact Diana Lopez or Kristin, from Sunshine Review. If you have proposed links or topics within the already scheduled topic, feel free to post them here ahead of the FOIAchat.

January

January 11— FOIA in the news
January 18— Health care data and public records
January 25— Public records and racial data

February

February 1— Guns and FOIA
February 8— FBI and FOIA
February 15— Open meetings and activists
February 22— FOIA Forum

March

March 1— Strength of public meetings and records laws, pursuing records on your own
March 8—
March 15—
March 22— Disclosure laws, privacy laws
March 29— Policing the police

April

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April 26

May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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