MuckRock Foundation

MuckRock has built a guide to every states public records law that has been utilized by millions of readers. We directly assisted over 90,000 users and filed over 125,000 Freedom of Information Act requests and public files.

In 2023, MLK50 Justice Through Journalism continued its impactful work in Memphis, focusing on issues of poverty, power, and public policy. Among its key accomplishments, the newsroom held powerful entities accountable by highlighting unsafe working conditions at FedEx and exposing environmental racism impacting South Memphis residents. Additionally, MLK50 shed light on housing injustices, covering how landlords and developers were displacing residents for profit. The organization also captured the communitys resilience, documenting joyful events such as a Juneteenth celebration and protests against the expulsion of local representatives. Furthermore, MLK50 expanded its reporting capacity by raising funds to hire new reporters focused on government accountability and public safety

DocumentCloud, the leading host of primary source materials for newsrooms, has expanded its tools to include a range of automated ways for journalists to monitor, analyze and share information with the public. DocumentClouds users relied on the service for reporting that was a finalist for multiple Pulitzer Prizes, as well as served communities around the United States in better understanding the operations of government