NYC School of Data 2024

CUNY School of Law 2 Court Square, West Queens, New York

NYC School of Data 2024 — a community conference that demystifies the policies and practices around open data, public interest technology, and service design. This year’s conference concludes NYC’s Open Data Week & features 30+ sessions. With programming support from the Open Data Team at the NYC Office of Technology and Innovation, our conference convenes city officials, technologists, designers, data analysts, and community members around open data, civic technology, and service design in New York City.

Digging for the Big Scoop: Uncovering Great Stories with Freedom of Information Laws, New York City

New York University 20 Cooper Square, 7th Floor, New York, New York

Hear top experts at The New York Times, Newsday, The City, and KFF Health News reveal how to break original stories using local and national Freedom of Information laws.

At this all-star panel, you’ll learn strategies to obtain records for investigative reporting that has impact and drives change, such as coverage of denied reproductive care, prisoner abuse and torture, illegal campaign donations, toxic dumping, and more.

The Fight for FOIA: A Conversation About the State of Government Transparency, Marquette University, Milwaukee

Marquette University, Eckstein Hall 1215 West Michigan Street Lubar Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Freedom of Information Act, the federal law recognizing the public’s right to government information, is more than 50 years old but faces challenges old and new. The advent of the internet and digital records has created a new world of opportunities and impediments for laws originally designed for a hard-copy era. The panel, comprised of a leading FOIA scholar and two investigative journalists, will consider the state of freedom of information laws, including enduring problems like delay and access to law enforcement as well as potential solutions.

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