NEWS 409 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Eric Lipton, Alan Blinder, Environmental Policy
26 Feb 2019
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How times reporters use the freedom of information act notes. Scott pruitt"s resignation as head of the environmental protection agency this month was preceded by a steady drumbeat of revelatory stories from the times and others about his misuse of government resources. Some of the most remarkable of those stories were underpinned by information obtained through the freedom of information act, or foia. Friedman, who covers climate and environmental policy for the times and wrote or co-wrote many of the stories about mr. pruitt. Times journalists file requests every day in search of documents ranging from emails sent by top bureaucrats to records about taser use in a particular police department. Submitting a request is often as simple as writing an email to an entity"s designated open records coordinator. Eric lipton, an investigative reporter for the times who is currently focused on environmental regulations under the trump administration, is a seasoned and regular foia-wielder.
