Machine generated contents note: Make The World Better / Tom Blanton
Identify The 'Performance Gap' / Tom Blanton
Help Society / Tom Blanton
Feed The New Information Ecosystem / Tom Blanton
Advance Your Career / Tom Blanton
Improve Your Stories / Tom Blanton
Combat Fake News / Tom Blanton
Protect Your Legal Hide / Tom Blanton
Entertain And Amuse / Tom Blanton
Get A Job-and Keep It / Tom Blanton
Improve Your Personal Life / Tom Blanton
Buy A House / Tom Blanton
Check Out Schools / Tom Blanton
Background People / Tom Blanton
Find Your FBI File / Tom Blanton
Develop A New Way Of Thinking / Tom Blanton
Suggested Links / Tom Blanton
Take Charge / Tom Blanton
Remember All-American Values / Tom Blanton
Presume It's Open / Tom Blanton
Exercise Your Document Muscles / Tom Blanton
Sketch A 'Circle Of Light' / Tom Blanton
Make FOI First On Fridays / Tom Blanton
Find Inspiration And Support / Tom Blanton
Build Strength Through Sharing / Tom Blanton
Attend A Conference / Tom Blanton
Get E-Inspired / Tom Blanton
Find An FOI Friend / Tom Blanton
Suggested Links / Tom Blanton
Master The Law In Five Steps / Tom Blanton
Learn The Lingo / Tom Blanton
Identify What Records Are Covered / Tom Blanton
Identify What Agencies Are Covered / Tom Blanton
Identify Exemptions That Allow Secrecy / Tom Blanton
Identify Your Rights To Appeal / Tom Blanton
Dip Into Alphabet Laws / Tom Blanton
Health Information: HIPAA / Tom Blanton
Education Records: FERPA / Tom Blanton
Driver's Licenses: DPPA / Tom Blanton
Access To Public Meetings / Tom Blanton
Exercise Your Right To Watch / Tom Blanton
Question Meeting Red Flags / Tom Blanton
Tap Into Legal Resources / Tom Blanton
Find Shortcuts / Tom Blanton
Read The Statutes / Tom Blanton
Identify Key Court Cases / Tom Blanton
Ask The Attorney General / Tom Blanton
Suggested Links / Tom Blanton
Explore Document Habitats / Tom Blanton
Map The Government / Tom Blanton
'Take Over' Agency Territory / Tom Blanton
Visit Records' Birth Places / Tom Blanton
Scour Document Cemeteries / Tom Blanton
Find Records In Records / Tom Blanton
'Interview' Your Documents / Tom Blanton
Request The Requests / Tom Blanton
Build On Others' Successes / Tom Blanton
Surf FOI-Idea Websites / Tom Blanton
Follow Record Hunters / Tom Blanton
Tap Into Digital Helpers / Tom Blanton
Get Help From Librarians / Tom Blanton
Mine The Miners / Tom Blanton
Scan Investigative Stories / Tom Blanton
Suggested Links / Tom Blanton
Get In The Zone / Tom Blanton
Get Personal / Tom Blanton
Write Effective Letters / Tom Blanton
Use Sample Request Letters / Tom Blanton
Choose Your Tone / Tom Blanton
'Perfect' Your Letter / Tom Blanton
Try Online Tools / Tom Blanton
Cut Denials Off At The Pass / Tom Blanton
Emphasize Interests, Not Positions / Tom Blanton
Separate People From The Request / Tom Blanton
Use Negotiation Jiu Jitsu / Tom Blanton
Apply Hard Tactics If Necessary / Tom Blanton
Reciprocation / Tom Blanton
Commitment And Consistency / Tom Blanton
Social Proof / Tom Blanton
Choosing Soft vs. Hard / Tom Blanton
Suggested Links / Tom Blanton
Understand The Nature Of 'No' / Tom Blanton
Denials Gone Wild / Tom Blanton
Prevalence Of Denials / Tom Blanton
Respond To Common Denials / Tom Blanton
Don't Get Mad, Get Busy / Tom Blanton
If The Agency Says ... / Tom Blanton
'Nah, It's Our Policy Not To Give That Out.' / Tom Blanton
'Chirrrp, Chirrrrp.' (Crickets In The Silence Of The Agency's Nonresponse.) / Tom Blanton
'The Description Of What You Requested Is Overly Broad.' / Tom Blanton
'The Record Doesn't Exist.' / Tom Blanton
'We'll Get Back To You' (20 Years From Now). / Tom Blanton
'Some Of The Materials Are Exempt From Disclosure, So We Can't Give Any Of It Out.' / Tom Blanton
'Here You Go, With A Few Redactions' (All Blacked Out) / Tom Blanton
'Our Hands Are Tied. An Exemption In The Law Forces Us To Keep It Secret.' / Tom Blanton
'We Don't Have Time To Get That For You.' / Tom Blanton
'Where Does It Say In The Law That I Have To Give You That Record?' / Tom Blanton
'You Can Have The Records If You Sign This Contract.' / Tom Blanton
'We Don't Know How You'll Use It. You Might Not Use It In A Way We Like' / Tom Blanton
'It Is Secret Because Of An Exemption (Privacy, National Security, Personnel, Internal Memos, Under Investigation, Etc.).' / Tom Blanton
'That Is A Classified Top-Secret Document, So It Can't Be Released.' / Tom Blanton
'We Can Neither Confirm Nor Deny That The Record Exists.' / Tom Blanton
'Oh, It's All Online. Just Go To Our Website.' / Tom Blanton
'The Records And Data Are Kept By A Private Firm.' / Tom Blanton
'We're Gonna Slapp You Silly.' / Tom Blanton
Play Hardball / Tom Blanton
Go Up The Ladder / Tom Blanton
Rally Allies / Tom Blanton
Shame The Agency / Tom Blanton
File More Requests / Tom Blanton
Publicize It / Tom Blanton
Pursue Mediation / Tom Blanton
Wield The Independent Club / Tom Blanton
Take Them To Court / Tom Blanton
Get Legal Advice / Tom Blanton
Get To Know The Court / Tom Blanton
Write The Complaint And Summons / Tom Blanton
Wait For An Answer / Tom Blanton
Oral Arguments And Decision / Tom Blanton
Move For Costs / Tom Blanton
Plant That Head On A Pike / Tom Blanton
Suggested Links / Tom Blanton
Become Familiar With Data / Tom Blanton
Examine The Pieces / Tom Blanton
Learn The Lingo / Tom Blanton
Opt For Open Data / Tom Blanton
Get The Database / Tom Blanton
Get To The Wonk / Tom Blanton
Get The Record Layout / Tom Blanton
Get A Printed Sample / Tom Blanton
Write Data-Specific Letters / Tom Blanton
Transfer The Data / Tom Blanton
Counter Cyber-Denials / Tom Blanton
'We Can't Technically Do That' / Tom Blanton
Proprietary Software / Tom Blanton
Personal Information / Tom Blanton
Creation Of A 'New Record' / Tom Blanton
High Programming Costs / Tom Blanton
Teach Yourself Database Journalism / Tom Blanton
Learn Excel / Tom Blanton
Learn Access / Tom Blanton
Tap Into The Car Network / Tom Blanton
Find A Stats Guru / Tom Blanton
Suggested Links / Tom Blanton
Comprehend Bureaucratic Culture / Tom Blanton
The Power Of Process / Tom Blanton
Tone From The Top / Tom Blanton
Identify Agency Constraints / Tom Blanton
Lack Of Resources And Training / Tom Blanton
Fear Of Embarrassment / Tom Blanton
Parental Controls / Tom Blanton
Punishment For Disclosure / Tom Blanton
Walls Of Denial / Tom Blanton
Help Them Help You / Tom Blanton
Be Polite And Respectful / Tom Blanton
Consider Explaining The Purpose / Tom Blanton
Be Specific / Tom Blanton
Avoid Arbitrary Requests / Tom Blanton
Communicate Often / Tom Blanton
Suggested Links / Tom Blanton
Create Great Record-Based Stories / Tom Blanton
Organize The Piles / Tom Blanton
Focus On Your Main Point / Tom Blanton
Avoid Documentese / Tom Blanton
Attribute Clearly / Tom Blanton
Visualize The Data / Tom Blanton
Provide The Records Online / Tom Blanton
Do The Right Thing: FOI Ethics / Tom Blanton
Exercise Your Right To Know / Tom Blanton
Exercise Your Right To 'No' / Tom Blanton
Avoid Bad Scrapes / Tom Blanton
Get It Right / Tom Blanton
Anticipate Public Reaction / Tom Blanton
People Support Access In The Abstract / Tom Blanton
People Dig Safety And Accountability / Tom Blanton
People Don't Like Privacy Invasion / Tom Blanton
People Vary / Tom Blanton
Publicize FOI / Tom Blanton
Find The News Peg / Tom Blanton
Hang It On Experts / Tom Blanton
Make It Relevant / Tom Blanton
Become An FOI Warrior / Tom Blanton
Educate The Public / Tom Blanton
Make Better Law / Tom Blanton
Apply It Daily / Tom Blanton
Suggested Links / Tom Blanton.