National Freedom of Information Coalition

Federal FOI Resources

ACCESS PROFESSIONALS

American Society of Access Professionals (ASAP)—
http://www.accesspro.org/

CAPAPA—
http://www.capapa.org/

FIRST AMENDMENT/OPEN GOVERNMENT

Freedom Forum

National Security Archive

OMB Watch

Open the Government.org

Sunshine in Government Initiative

Sunshine Week

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GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

U.S. Department of Justice

Annual FOIA Reports—
http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/04_6.html

FOIA Reference Guide, Revised May 2006—
http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/04_3.html

FOIA Post (2001- )—
http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/foiapost/mainpage.htm

FOIA Update (1979-2000)—
http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/foi-upd.htm

Principal FOIA Contacts at Federal Agencies—
http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/foiacontacts.htm

U.S. Government Manual, 2006-07—
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/

A Citizens Guide on Using the FOIA—
http://www.fas.org/sgp/foia/citizen.html

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LEGAL RESOURCES

    American Civil Liberties Union

  • Anthony Romero, Executive Director
  • 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
  • New York, NY 10004
  • Phone (212) 344-3005
  • Fax (212) 344-3318
  • http://www.aclu.org/

Student Press Law Center

FOI/GOVERNMENT SECRETS

Electronic Privacy Information Center

Marc Rotenburg, Executive Director
1718 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20009
Phone (202) 483-1140
Fax (202) 483-1248 (fax)
E-mail epic-info@epic.org
http://www.epic.org/

Freedom of Information Clearinghouse

Public Citizen Litigation Group
1600 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone (202) 546-4996 (phone)
http://www.citizen.org/litigation/free_info/

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Lucy Dalglish, Executive Director
1100 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone (703) 807-2100 (phone)
E-mail rcfp@rcfp.org
Open Government Guide—
http://www.rcfp.org/ogg/index.php
How to Use the Federal FOI Act—
http://www.rcfp.org/foiact/
Federal FOI Act Letter Generator—
http://www.rcfp.org/foi_letter/generate.php

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MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS

Investigative Reporters and Editors

Brant Houston
Missouri School of Journalism
138 Neff Annex
Columbia, MO 65211
info@ire.org
FOI and First Amendment Center—
http://www.ire.org/foi/

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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

The Associated Press

Tom Curley, President and CEO
450 W. 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001
Phone (212) 621-1500
info@ap.org
http://www.ap.org/
Freedom of Information—
http://www.ap.org/foi

Society of Professional Journalists

  • Terry Harper, Executive Director
  • Eugene S. Pulliam National Journalism Center
  • 3909 N. Meridian St.
  • Indianapolis, IN 46208
  • Phone (317) 927-8000
  • Fax (317) 920-4789
  • http://www.spj.org/
  • FOI Audit Toolkit

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PUBLICATIONS

Access Reports

Harry A. Hammitt
Editor/Publisher
1624 Dogwood Lane
Lynchburg, VA 24503
Phone (434) 384-5334
Fax (434) 384-8272
http://www.accessreports.com/

Open Government Guide

The Open Government Guide is a complete compendium of information on every state's open records and open meetings laws. Each state's section is arranged according to a standard outline, making it easy to compare laws in various states.

Open Government Guide from the
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Media Law: A Legal Handbook for the Working Journalist

by Katherine M. Galvin and legal editor Stephen Elias. Berkeley, CA: Nolo Press, 1984. Order from:

  • Nolo Press
  • 950 Parker Street
  • Phone (800) 728-3555
  • Fax (800) 645-0895
  • Berkeley CA 94710-2524
  • or here from Amazon.com

BLOGS

BeSpacific
Sabrina I. Pacifici
Web Editor and Publisher
http://www.bespacific.com/

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