freedom of information
From AI to audience apathy, to job losses and disinformation, journalists will always find a way to even the odds, says Fiona O’Brien of Reporters Without Borders, in our closing keynote at Newsrewired.
Getting hold of meaningful data is the great battle facing British journalists, Heather Brooke said in her keynote speech at news:rewired – noise to signal. The Freedom of Information campaigner urged journalists to challenge the ‘unhelpful attitude’ of public records being withheld
Citizens are now able “poke the beast of authority” at the touch of a button, according to Francis Irving, senior developer at mySociety.org
Francis Irving, senior developer at mySociety.org, the organisation behind Freedom of Information website Whatdotheyknow.com, shares his thoughts on the future pf public data access in the UK