If you’re working on a story that depends on public records and haven’t sent in that FOIA request, we hope you have a multi-year lead time on that. Erin Carroll, writing in CJR, takes a look at why the press’ pass to cut to the head of the line isn’t working so well these days.
Of the two ways to get the government to expedite a records request under the Freedom of Information Act, one is specifically targeted toward journalists, or, people “primarily engaged in disseminating information” and allows them to enjoy an expedited process when there is “urgency to inform the public concerning actual or alleged Federal Government activity.”
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