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MuckRock Launches March Madness -- For FOIA (muckrock.com)
v3rgEz writes: Looking for a new office pool to get in on, but can't tell a layup from a low post? MuckRock has launched a FOIA bracket that pits 64 agencies against each other in a single-elimination tournament of transparency. The Freedom of Information website is working to get processing manuals for each of the agencies in the tournament, and invites you to pick winners across four divisions, with winners receiving free requests, MuckRock swag, and, of course, bragging rights among transparency aficionados.
When 9/11 was going on, Slashdot focused on posting about those attacks. It was a really valuable way to get news while most of the major sites were inundated with traffic. Slashdot posted quickly about the Paris attacks. While major news sites are much more equipped to handle the traffic than they were in 2001, it's still a really good way to get updates from people in a place that's under attack. Brussels is under attack this morning -- probably two suicide bombers at their airport, at least one more attack at a Metro station. There's a story submitted about it in the Firehose, and for good reason. Couldn't this story be delayed a bit to post about the Brussels attacks? WTF editors?
I hope there are no more attacks in Brussels, no more injuries, and no more loss of life. Let's hope it's over and that the news isn't as bad as some of the media reports are saying.
...I still have no idea what the bleep this is about. Am I the only one that can't make heads or tails of FOIA, brackets, layup and low post?
"Fix it? It has been disintegrated, by definition it cannot be fixed!" - Gru in Despicable Me.