FOI Boot Camp Application
The First Amendment Coalition is accepting applications from individual journalists, publications, and student and professional organizations interested in participating in one of FAC's Freedom of Information Boot Camps. In these interactive sessions, FAC's experts provide training to journalists of all levels on how to enhance their reporting by using open-government laws.

Sessions can be introductory or more advanced and feature real-world scenarios and teachable lessons from recent court cases, with a focus on using public records to enhance accountability journalism.

You can select from the following topics for a workshop: California’s main FOI law, the California Public Records Act; access to local or state government meetings in California; police transparency in California, focusing on new developments in the law on accessing misconduct and use-of-force records and recordings; the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); or access to court proceedings and records.

FAC’s FOI Boot Camp program aims to reach underserved journalists, those who don't otherwise have regular access to open-government lawyers and training sessions through their employers or other organizations, or want to supplement those resources to strengthen their skills.

All sessions will be conducted virtually until further notice.

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Check all Boot Camp topics you are interested in *
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Name of applicant *
Job title of applicant/contact *
Name of your organization (employer, affinity group, publication, etc.) *
City and state of your organization *
Provide a brief description of who would be served by a FAC FOI Boot Camp (students, reporters, editors, freelancers, etc.) and an estimate of the size of the group that would served: *
Boot Camps will be conducted virtually for the remainder of 2021 on Zoom or other video-conference platforms. Will this work for your group? *
Do the attendees have regular access to open-government lawyers and training programs, such as through their employers or through other organizations? *
Would you like a basic or more advanced session?
When would you like the Boot Camp training to occur? *
Would you like to speak to FAC about sponsorship opportunities or other ways to support our work and keep our programs free? *
A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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