MFIA Hosts 12th Annual FOIA Bootcamp
The Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) Clinic held its annual FOIA Bootcamp on March 26, offering a hands-on workshop for anyone looking to sharpen their skills in filing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
The long-running annual event brought together journalists, lawyers, students, and activists to talk about how to use FOIA to access public records and push for government accountability.
This year’s speakers included Al-Amyn Sumar, senior counsel at The New York Times; Jason Leopold, senior investigative reporter at Bloomberg News; and Tim Tai ’24, First Amendment Fellow at The New York Times. They covered when and how to file a request, how to work with FOIA officers, and strategies for making the process more effective. The session was moderated by Clinical Lecturer in Law Jennifer Borg.
Read about the FOIA Bootcamp in the Yale Daily News5
The MFIA Clinic at Yale Law School6 is dedicated to increasing government transparency, defending the essential work of news gatherers, and protecting freedom of expression through impact litigation, direct legal services, and policy work.
