FOIAchat 2012 archive
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FOIAchat was a weekly conference on Twitter that occurred between 2010 and 2013 from 2 PM to 3 PM EST under the hashtag #foiachat. The discussion invited collaboration between activists, citizens, bloggers, and journalists on public records requests topics. Topics included the Freedom of Information Act and state equivalents, open meetings laws, and related issues.[1]
FOIAchat was discontinued in 2013. Read our legal disclaimer.
Previous discussions and results
January 2012
- FOIA in the news, January 6, 2012
- Social media and public records
- Disciplinary records and ethics violations
February 2012
- FOIA in the news: Impact of federal FOIA on state laws
- Obstacles to open records
- Electronic records management and public records
- Medical records and investigating hospitals
March 2012
- FOIA in the news, March 2, 2012
- Requesting lobbying information
- Federal FOIA issues with Erin Siegal and Scott Hodes
- Elections and records
- Phone records and allowances: how to get them, what they tell you
April 2012
- FOIA in the news: FOIA lawsuits
- How to pay for and proceed on a public records suit
- Public records and copyright
May 2012
June 2012
- FOIA in the news
- Investigating state and federal inefficiencies in administrative agencies
- Public records best practices: how to get what you want
- Executive orders and privilege in withholding records
- Healthcare and records
July 2012
- July 6— Cancelled. Happy Fourth of July.
- FOIA in the news
- Boundaries of disclosure
- How to request classified information
August 2012
- FOIA in the news
- Whistle blowers and records
- Uncovering corruption using public records
- Employee evaluations and disciplinary actions
- Police and fire department records
September 2012
- FOIA in the news
- International diplomacy, terrorism and records
- Election records and transparent elections
- Fighting redaction
October 2012
- FOIA in the news
- October 12: Cancelled due to planning meeting.
- Influence in elections and public records
- How do open meeting laws stack up?
November 2012
- Disaster, relief and records
- November 9: Chat canceled due to Twitter difficulties.
- Monster data sets
- Public records and personnel data
December 2012
- FOIA for beginners: a Q&A with experts
- FOIA Holiday edition: Gifts for officials, end of year wrap up, encouraging disclosure
See also
Calendar of topics
2012
Previous chats
January
- January 6, 2012: FOIA in the news
- January 13, 2012: Social media and public records
- January 27, 2012: Disciplinary records and ethics violations
February
- February 3— FOIA in the news: Impact of federal FOIA on state laws
- February 10— Obstacles to open records
- February 17— Electronic records management
- February 24— Medical records
March
- March 2— FOIA in the news
- March 9— Requesting lobbying information
- March 16— Special guests Erin Siegal and Scott Hodes: Federal FOIA issues
- March 23— Election records
- March 30— Phone records and allowances: how to get them, what they tell you
April
- April 6— No FOIAchat, holiday weeked
- April 13— FOIA in the news: FOIA lawsuits
- April 20— How to pay for and proceed on a public records suit
- April 27— FOIA lawsuits, copyright, and trade secrets
May
- May 4— FOIA in the news
- May 11— Closed meetings - how to stop them, what to do when a government breaks the law
- May 18— Sports and public records
- May 25— No FOIAchat. Happy holiday!
June
- June 1— FOIA in the news
- June 8— Investigating state and federal inefficiencies in administrative agencies
- June 15— Public records best practices: how to get what you want
- June 22— Executive orders and privilege in withholding records
- June 29— Healthcare and records
July
- July 6— Cancelled. Happy Fourth of July.
- July 20— Classified information laws
- July 27— Privacy exemptions
August
- August 3— FOIA in the news
- August 10—Whistleblowers and records
- August 17—Investigating misappropriations of money
- August 31—Police and fire department records
September
- September 7— FOIA in the news
- September 14— International diplomacy, terrorism and records
- September 21— Using FOIA in the elections
- September 28— Fighting redaction
October
- October 5— FOIA in the news
- October 19—Campaign finance transparency
- October 26—How do open meeting laws stack up?
November
- November 2— FOIA in the news
- November 9— Election accountability and records
- November 16— Monster data sets
- November 23— Public records and personnel data
- November 30— FOIA for beginners
December
- December 7— FOIA Year in Review. End of year FOIA gripe? What was done right this year?
- December 14— Holiday Season: What gifts have public officials accepted?
- December 21— No chat. Happy Holidays!
- December 28— No chat. Happy Holidays!
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