Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Few people have put the Freedom of Information Act to such good use in pursuit of the public interest as Jason Leopold, the investigative journalist the FBI referred to as a ‘FOIA Terrorist’.

In this Masterclass Jason shares his experience, as he explains how to navigate the often complex request and appeals process of the US FOI Act; get access to documents and data for your own stories; and help to push forward transparency and accountability for everyone.


Trainer: Jason Leopold
@JasonLeopold
twitter.com/JasonLeopold

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This masterclass was hosted as part of the 'CIJ Logan Symposium: Collective Intelligence', which took place online on 16-19 Nov 2020.
tcij.org/logan-symposium/collective-intelligence


The CIJ Logan Symposium is a biennial event organised by the Centre for Investigative Journalism and made possible thanks to the support of the Reva & David Logan Foundation.
tcij.org/logan-symposium
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The Centre for Investigative Journalism
Website: tcij.org
Twitter: @cijournalism
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The Reva & David Logan Foundation
Website: loganfdn.org