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With midterm elections approaching and primaries being held across the country, campaign finance data and candidate disclosures are more important than ever. Join the experts from @sunlightresearch.bsky.social for a practical session on reporting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Voter guides are crucial to building trust in your local community and keep your readers more informed. MuckRock is now offering through the Sunlight Research Desk the opportunity to create voter guides with assistance from newsroom leader Erica Peterson. buff.ly/pYMbhN2

With midterm elections approaching and primaries being held across the country, campaign finance data and candidate disclosures are more important than ever. Join the experts from @sunlightresearch.bsky.social for a practical session on reporting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Voter guides are crucial to building trust in your local community and provide readers an opportunity to head into the voter booth more informed. MuckRock is now offering Sunlight Research Desk members a new opportunity to get voter guide assistance from newsroom leader Erica Peterson.

If you use @documentcloud.org, @muckrock.com or any of the other fine transparency products our crew works on, it would mean a lot if you took our annual user survey! Bonus: Some respondents will be selected for free swag! docs.google.com/forms/d/1Xln...

MuckRock is building a pool of freelance researchers and investigative journalists to contribute to @sunlightresearch.bsky.social projects. We’re hiring experienced researchers, journalists and investigators for freelance contract positions.

Join the experts from @sunlightresearch.bsky.social for a practical session on how to work with campaign finance and ethics data in your reporting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. buff.ly/oiRddCh

MuckRock is building a pool of freelance researchers and investigative journalists to contribute to Sunlight Research Desk projects. We’re hiring experienced researchers, journalists and investigators for freelance contract positions. www.muckrock.com/jobs/researc...

We're still looking for two newsrooms in competitive states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Iowa, Ohio, Maine and Nevada. If your newsroom is covering pivotal races this November, we want to hear from you.

Do you use any of MuckRock’s services? We want to get your insight. Your responses help us plan our transparency programs, software development and editorial strategy. A selected few will also receive some free MuckRock swag!

Property records reveal that Sen. Cynthia Lummis and her family are connected to thousands of acres of land targeted by Microsoft’s planned data center expansion in Wyoming, according to @wyofile.com with research and data analysis from @sunlightresearch.bsky.social.

If you follow @muckrock.com's work or use any of our tools like @documentcloud.org, could you take our annual survey? Win free swag and help us focus our time on the right things! forms.gle/3k2saNJ9ch8t...

NEW: Thousands of acres southeast of Cheyenne owned by and associated with U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis lie in the path of Microsoft’s planned data center expansion, Laramie County property records show, reports @wyofile.com.

Microsoft wants thousands of acres southeast of Cheyenne that are owned by Sen. Cynthia Lummis, her family and associated companies for its data center expansion, Laramie County property records show. The Senate's ‘crypto queen’ strongly backs new tech. wyofile.com/lummis-famil...

We worked with 13 newsrooms to test a new toolkit from to help them improve communication and fundraising around their investigative work. buff.ly/gA4t4u7

New research from @trustingnews.bsky.social wanted to explore how AI literacy can function as a public service and how journalists can help audiences feel more informed. trustingnews.org/ai-literacy-...

Did your latest public records request hit a brick wall? You aren't alone. Even the most seasoned journalists and public records requestors run into bureaucratic roadblocks. But a denial doesn't have to be the end of the road.

Congratulations to Sunlight members, Granite State News Collaborative and @azluminaria.org, for winning the Local Media Association's 2025 Digital Innovation Awards!

How do you explain the real cost of investigative journalism to your audience? Learn how local newsrooms turned to MuckRock and @sunlightresearch.bsky.social to make their investigative work visible. buff.ly/cjWkaDU

The Sunlight Research Desk is offering public office hours for reports to ask questions about investigative research and get expert insights.

Interested in joining the Election Accountability Cohort? We're looking for two newsrooms in competitive states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Iowa, Ohio, Maine and Nevada. If your newsroom is covering pivotal races, we want to hear from you. buff.ly/9Wse1n2

Interested in joining the Election Accountability Cohort? We're looking for two newsrooms in competitive states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Iowa, Ohio, Maine and Nevada. If your newsroom is covering pivotal races, we want to hear from you. buff.ly/9Wse1n2

Learn how you can obtain records and reporting on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during our next FOIAFriday session. We will be joined by Madison Holcomb from @shastascout.bsky.social and @katehuangpu.bsky.social and Danielle Ohl from @spotlightpa.org. buff.ly/EPzjcux

Learn how you can obtain records and reporting on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during our next FOIAFriday session. We will be joined by Madison Holcomb from Shasta Scout and Kate Huangpu and Danielle Ohl from SpotlightPA. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

NEW: Critics are calling out Sullivan County officials for allegedly stretching the open meetings exemptions while advancing a $585 million bond deal to rescue Resorts World Catskills. Sunlight Research Desk contributed research and data analysis for this story.

Newsrooms using the toolkit reported gains in dollars raised, donor counts, & campaign performance, with one newsroom hitting 180% of their fundraising goal. Access the toolkit below, and if you're at the Lenfest News Philanthropy Summit, catch Brandi Swicegood's lightning talk Tuesday at 2:15 p.m.

When fundraising for investigative reporting, showing donors how your newsroom operates — not just why it matters — can transform results. @muckrock.com's @sunlightresearch.bsky.social built a free toolkit to help local newsrooms communicate their work and drive donations.

Join us on May 22 where we'll be joined by Andrea Ball, an Investigative Reporter from the Austin Current, explores the flaws in AI tools, what happens when you push them further, where they break, and how to revise your approach to use them more effectively. Register: buff.ly/pjUKMPl

The 2026 midterm elections are gearing up to be both consequential and complicated to cover, and reporters are often tasked with covering both election irregularities and candidate controversies across the country. Hear from local newsroom about what's important to them this election season.

On Friday, I’ll be revisiting the session I led at NICAR, *Enhancing public records work with LLMs*. I’ll show off some workflows that combine LLM tools with @documentcloud.org and @muckrock.com. If you missed it at NICAR, now's your chance! Registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

A new collaboration from MuckRock and @thefloridatrib.bsky.social dug into the names of 89 officers across Duval, Clay, and Nassau counties obtained through the Brady List: buff.ly/mua8zfP

In case you missed it: A new partnership gives INN’s small and rural news organizations access to MuckRock’s investigative tools and the expert support of the Sunlight Research Desk through November 2026.

In the next Investigating with Sunlight, @andreacaroleball.bsky.social of the Austin Current examines AI tool flaws: what happens when you push them, where they break, and how to use them better.

In case you missed it: last FOIAFriday, we discussed how artificial intelligence is being applied by FOIA requesters and agencies to improve the process, and the consequences of the implementation of AI.

Six months ago, MuckRock and Sunlight joined forces to strengthen local journalism with investigative training and hands-on support programs. buff.ly/Ut195Sa

In case you missed it: INN’s Rural News Network and MuckRock launch investigative journalism partnership to support rural newsrooms covering the 2026 midterms. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

So excited for this new partnership between @inn.org's Rural News Network and @muckrock.com's @sunlightresearch.bsky.social—bringing investigative muscle and research support directly to rural newsrooms covering the 2026 midterms. #ruralnews #localnews #nonprofitnews

Prepare for the midterms with MuckRock editor @annalecta.bsky.social and @womenjournos.bsky.social! Learn to use public records, financial disclosures, campaign finance filings and other sources to uncover more about candidates running for office and who backs them.

INN’s Rural News Network and @muckrock.com are partnering to provide RNN newsrooms access to @sunlightresearch.bsky.social, strengthening 2026 midterm election coverage across the country. news.inn.org/rural-news-n...

MuckRock and the @inn.org’s Rural News Network are partnering to provide RNN member newsrooms access to a support program designed to strengthen 2026 midterm election coverage at small and rural news organizations across the country. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

RNN member newsrooms will receive access to the @sunlightresearch.bsky.social, a specialized investigative support service, along with MuckRock’s records request platform and @documentcloud.org tools for analyzing, annotating and publishing primary source documents. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

Sunlight provided research support to an investigation by @apnews.com , @ajc.com & @frontlinepbs.bsky.social exposing the role of the carpet industry in spreading forever chemicals in Georgia. ajc.com/sp/forever-c...

For #LocalNewsDay, a thread of some investigations MuckRock's Sunlight Research Desk supported this past year. 🧵

On April 22, join Sunlight Research Desk for community office hours, an open space where journalists can ask questions about their ongoing investigative research and get help from one of our experts. Register today:

Register for our free #JAWS Webinar April 22: Investigating Candidates - Tracking Public Records and Financial Ties. Join investigative journalist & the Editor of @muckrock.com, Anna Massoglia, to go beyond campaign websites to investigate political candidates. www.jaws.org/news/jaws-we...

Tomorrow is the first annual Local News Day. MuckRock is proud to be part of a national movement empowering local newsrooms to grow. @sunlightresearch.bsky.social has been working all year alongside local newsrooms on investigations you'll want to see. Stay tuned for more tomorrow! #LocalNewsDay