Advice for journalists on submitting FOI requests
FOI requests, done right, can yield impressive results - but journalists need to spend time thinking about exactly what questions they want answered
Sit down and set out in draft form what is it that you're trying to get to. What questions do you want answered as a result of the release of this information?Paul Francis
Sit down and set out in draft form what is it that you're trying to get to. What questions do you want answered as a result of the release of this information?
Journalists need to be cautious about casting their request too widelyPaul Francis
Journalists need to be cautious about casting their request too widely
Be polite - remember, there's a human being on the other end when you submit a requestPaul Gibbons
Be polite - remember, there's a human being on the other end when you submit a request
You just have to keep questioning the data you've got back and whether it's enough for a balanced fair storyDavid Higgerson
You just have to keep questioning the data you've got back and whether it's enough for a balanced fair story
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