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We are a nonprofit journalism support organization that empowers newsrooms of all sizes with the tools and research needed to deliver fact-based, transparent investigative journalism that holds power accountable. Check us out: www.sunlightresearch.net
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At ☀️ Sunlight Research Center, we’re dedicated to empowering #journalism & supporting newsrooms in holding power accountable.
Follow us for tools, tips & investigative insights to shine a light where its needed most #investigativejournalism
At ☀️ Sunlight Research Center, we’re dedicated to empowering #journalism & supporting newsrooms in holding power accountable.
Follow us for tools, tips & investigative insights to shine a light where its needed most #investigativejournalism
On Friday at 1 p.m. ET learn how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed with Albert Serna Jr., founder of the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism.
Register today:
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Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community | Sunlight Research
In this workshop, we will explore how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed. Building on December’s training about finding data on LGBTQ+ communities,…
www.sunlightresearch.net
January 21, 2026 at 8:20 PM
On Friday at 1 p.m. ET learn how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed with Albert Serna Jr., founder of the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism.
Register today:
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In Arizona, Restoration to Competency program is meant to prepare people with mental illness to face trial. Instead, it exposes how Arizona jails have become the state’s default psychiatric wards — with sometimes dangerous consequences.
When jail becomes the mental health treatment plan - AZ Luminaria
Arizona’s competency restoration system pushes people with mental illness into jail. Stacey Brooks’ case shows the dangerous consequences.
azluminaria.org
January 14, 2026 at 8:20 PM
In Arizona, Restoration to Competency program is meant to prepare people with mental illness to face trial. Instead, it exposes how Arizona jails have become the state’s default psychiatric wards — with sometimes dangerous consequences.
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Data can reveal patterns and point to emerging stories. Yet it never captures the full reality of a community. Learn how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed.
Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow.
Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow.
Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community | Sunlight Research
In this workshop, we will explore how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed. Building on December’s training about finding data on LGBTQ+ communities,…
www.sunlightresearch.net
January 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Data can reveal patterns and point to emerging stories. Yet it never captures the full reality of a community. Learn how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed.
Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow.
Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow.
Whether you’re backgrounding a source, tracking campaign money or connecting the dots in public records, Sunlight Research Desk is the support system behind the byline.
Learn more about our monthly workshops:
Learn more about our monthly workshops:
Workshops | Sunlight Research Center
Join Sunlight Research Center for in-depth investigative reporting workshops designed to help journalists build their reporting skillsets.
www.sunlightresearch.net
January 12, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Whether you’re backgrounding a source, tracking campaign money or connecting the dots in public records, Sunlight Research Desk is the support system behind the byline.
Learn more about our monthly workshops:
Learn more about our monthly workshops:
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Celebrate government transparency in 2026!
Registration is now open for Sunshine Fest, where we'll celebrate freedom of information from March 15-17 in Washington, D.C. Learn more about conference and how to register: sunshineweek.org/sunshine-fest/
Registration is now open for Sunshine Fest, where we'll celebrate freedom of information from March 15-17 in Washington, D.C. Learn more about conference and how to register: sunshineweek.org/sunshine-fest/
Sunshine Fest 2026 – March 15-17, 2026, Washington, D.C.
Our right to know.
sunshineweek.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Celebrate government transparency in 2026!
Registration is now open for Sunshine Fest, where we'll celebrate freedom of information from March 15-17 in Washington, D.C. Learn more about conference and how to register: sunshineweek.org/sunshine-fest/
Registration is now open for Sunshine Fest, where we'll celebrate freedom of information from March 15-17 in Washington, D.C. Learn more about conference and how to register: sunshineweek.org/sunshine-fest/
Learn how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed. Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community. www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community | Sunlight Research
In this workshop, we will explore how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed. Building on December’s training about finding data on LGBTQ+ communities,…
www.sunlightresearch.net
January 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Learn how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed. Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community. www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
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Learn how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed.
Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community | Sunlight Research
In this workshop, we will explore how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed. Building on December’s training about finding data on LGBTQ+ communities,…
www.sunlightresearch.net
January 2, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Learn how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed.
Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
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We're nearing the end of our most important fundraising season. If you believe in a more open, accountable democracy, we’re asking you to stand with us.
Support MuckRock today. www.muckrock.com/donate/
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By teaming up with MuckRock, Sunlight can offer newsrooms even deeper tools and support, including FOIA services and DocumentCloud’s analysis capabilities.
If you’ve ever tapped our research team for help, attended a workshop, make a donation to support our work today.
If you’ve ever tapped our research team for help, attended a workshop, make a donation to support our work today.
Donate to MuckRock and Sunlight Research Desk
Your donation fuels vital tools such as Sunlight Research Desk, MuckRock Requests, FOIA Machine, DocumentCloud and oTranscribe that promote civic engagement.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
By teaming up with MuckRock, Sunlight can offer newsrooms even deeper tools and support, including FOIA services and DocumentCloud’s analysis capabilities.
If you’ve ever tapped our research team for help, attended a workshop, make a donation to support our work today.
If you’ve ever tapped our research team for help, attended a workshop, make a donation to support our work today.
Learn how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed.
Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community | Sunlight Research
In this workshop, we will explore how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed. Building on December’s training about finding data on LGBTQ+ communities,…
www.sunlightresearch.net
December 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Learn how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed.
Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
Learn how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed.
Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community | Sunlight Research
In this workshop, we will explore how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed. Building on December’s training about finding data on LGBTQ+ communities,…
www.sunlightresearch.net
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Learn how to turn LGBTQ+ data into reporting that is accurate, thoughtful and community-informed.
Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
Join us on Jan. 23 for Reporting the Rainbow: Covering and Serving the Queer Community: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
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Criminal justice and health care experts have grown concerned that Pima County’s jail has become the dangerous default for people who need medical treatment, not incarceration.
New from @azluminaria.org with research from Sunlight Research Center:
azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...
New from @azluminaria.org with research from Sunlight Research Center:
azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...
When jail becomes the mental health treatment plan - AZ Luminaria
Arizona’s competency restoration system pushes people with mental illness into jail. Stacey Brooks’ case shows the dangerous consequences.
azluminaria.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Criminal justice and health care experts have grown concerned that Pima County’s jail has become the dangerous default for people who need medical treatment, not incarceration.
New from @azluminaria.org with research from Sunlight Research Center:
azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...
New from @azluminaria.org with research from Sunlight Research Center:
azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...
Join us tomorrow as we host Albert Serna Jr., founder and executive editor at the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism, for a free workshop on using data to better understand and report on LGBTQ+ communities.
Tracing Truth: The LGBTQ+ Data You Need to Know | Sunlight Research
Join Sunlight Research Center and MuckRock as we host Albert Serna Jr., Founder and Executive Editor at the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism, for a practical workshop on using data to…
www.sunlightresearch.net
December 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Join us tomorrow as we host Albert Serna Jr., founder and executive editor at the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism, for a free workshop on using data to better understand and report on LGBTQ+ communities.
Reposted by Sunlight Research Center
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December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Today is Giving Tuesday, the start of our most important fundraising season. If you believe in a more open, accountable democracy, we’re asking you to stand with us. www.muckrock.com/donate/
This Thursday, join us as we host Albert Serna Jr., Founder and Executive Editor at the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism, for a workshop on using data to better understand and report on LGBTQ communities.
Tracing Truth: The LGBTQ+ Data You Need to Know | Sunlight Research
Join Sunlight Research Center and MuckRock as we host Albert Serna Jr., Founder and Executive Editor at the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism, for a practical workshop on using data to…
www.sunlightresearch.net
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This Thursday, join us as we host Albert Serna Jr., Founder and Executive Editor at the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism, for a workshop on using data to better understand and report on LGBTQ communities.
Reposted by Sunlight Research Center
“You don’t want your meds?”
In Pima County jail, a man refusing court-ordered medication was tased, punched and injected anyway. His case is part of a growing reliance on jails to treat mental illness in Arizona: ⬇️
azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...
In Pima County jail, a man refusing court-ordered medication was tased, punched and injected anyway. His case is part of a growing reliance on jails to treat mental illness in Arizona: ⬇️
azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...
When jail becomes the mental health treatment plan - AZ Luminaria
Arizona’s competency restoration system pushes people with mental illness into jail. Stacey Brooks’ case shows the dangerous consequences.
azluminaria.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“You don’t want your meds?”
In Pima County jail, a man refusing court-ordered medication was tased, punched and injected anyway. His case is part of a growing reliance on jails to treat mental illness in Arizona: ⬇️
azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...
In Pima County jail, a man refusing court-ordered medication was tased, punched and injected anyway. His case is part of a growing reliance on jails to treat mental illness in Arizona: ⬇️
azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...
Criminal justice and health care experts have grown concerned that Pima County’s jail has become the dangerous default for people who need medical treatment, not incarceration.
New from @azluminaria.org with research from Sunlight Research Center:
azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...
New from @azluminaria.org with research from Sunlight Research Center:
azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...
When jail becomes the mental health treatment plan - AZ Luminaria
Arizona’s competency restoration system pushes people with mental illness into jail. Stacey Brooks’ case shows the dangerous consequences.
azluminaria.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Criminal justice and health care experts have grown concerned that Pima County’s jail has become the dangerous default for people who need medical treatment, not incarceration.
New from @azluminaria.org with research from Sunlight Research Center:
azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...
New from @azluminaria.org with research from Sunlight Research Center:
azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...
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The Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark. It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
It’s time to name and shame: Let us know 2025’s worst transparency offenders with a Foilies nomination!
Brought to you by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock, the Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark.
www.muckrock.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark. It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
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TOMORROW: Learn how public records can reveal the interworking of major college football programs. We’ll be joined by @foiaball.com at 1 p.m. ET.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
On Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. ET, we’ll be joined by David Covucci from FOIAball where we'll discuss how he used FOIA and public records in his reporting.
Want to know what’s going on behind the scenes of your favorite college football team? From head coaches avoiding accountability to trips to Saudi Arabia, public records can reveal the interworking of...
us02web.zoom.us
November 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
TOMORROW: Learn how public records can reveal the interworking of major college football programs. We’ll be joined by @foiaball.com at 1 p.m. ET.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
New from @wyofile.com with contributions from Sunlight Research Center: Billionaire couple B. Wayne Jr. and Molly Hughes are exerting major influence in Wyoming through their charitable foundation, political giving and more. wyofile.com/politics-pre...
Politics, press and philanthropy: How a Jackson Hole billionaire couple is shaping Wyoming - WyoFile
In the eight years since B. Wayne Jr. and Molly Hughes moved to Jackson, the billionaire couple has quickly made a mark on Wyoming. Whether Wyomingites know the Hugheses’ names or not, they've likely ...
wyofile.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
New from @wyofile.com with contributions from Sunlight Research Center: Billionaire couple B. Wayne Jr. and Molly Hughes are exerting major influence in Wyoming through their charitable foundation, political giving and more. wyofile.com/politics-pre...
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Brought to you by the @eff.org and MuckRock, the Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark.
It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
It’s time to name and shame: Let us know 2025’s worst transparency offenders with a Foilies nomination!
Brought to you by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock, the Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark.
www.muckrock.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Brought to you by the @eff.org and MuckRock, the Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark.
It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
Join Sunlight Research Center and MuckRock as we host Albert Serna Jr., Founder and Executive Editor at the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism, for a practical workshop on using data to better understand and report on LGBTQ communities.
Tracing Truth: The LGBTQ+ Data You Need to Know | Sunlight Research
Join Sunlight Research Center and MuckRock as we host Albert Serna Jr., Founder and Executive Editor at the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism, for a practical workshop on using data to…
www.sunlightresearch.net
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Join Sunlight Research Center and MuckRock as we host Albert Serna Jr., Founder and Executive Editor at the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism, for a practical workshop on using data to better understand and report on LGBTQ communities.
Reposted by Sunlight Research Center
From coaches avoiding accountability to trips to Saudi Arabia, public records can reveal the interworking of major college football programs.
This Friday, we’ll be joined by @foiaball.com where we’ll will discuss how he used FOIA and public records in his reporting. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
This Friday, we’ll be joined by @foiaball.com where we’ll will discuss how he used FOIA and public records in his reporting. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: FOIAFriday. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: FOIAFriday. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
us02web.zoom.us
November 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
From coaches avoiding accountability to trips to Saudi Arabia, public records can reveal the interworking of major college football programs.
This Friday, we’ll be joined by @foiaball.com where we’ll will discuss how he used FOIA and public records in his reporting. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
This Friday, we’ll be joined by @foiaball.com where we’ll will discuss how he used FOIA and public records in his reporting. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Sunlight Research Center is now part of the Journalism Support Exchange, a free matchmaking tool designed to help local news organizations find the resources and support they need faster and more effectively.
Learn more about JSX:
Learn more about JSX:
Journalism Support Exchange
A central resource hub for journalism support organizations
jsx.news
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Sunlight Research Center is now part of the Journalism Support Exchange, a free matchmaking tool designed to help local news organizations find the resources and support they need faster and more effectively.
Learn more about JSX:
Learn more about JSX:
New analysis reveals the full scope of how Elon Musk's Boring Co. is building out a real-estate network along the path of the Las Vegas Loop. thenevadaindependent.com/article/why-...
Why has Musk’s Boring Co. quietly been buying real estate along Las Vegas Loop? - The Nevada Independent
Why has Musk’s Boring Co. quietly been buying real estate along Las Vegas Loop? Read more from The Nevada Independent.
thenevadaindependent.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
New analysis reveals the full scope of how Elon Musk's Boring Co. is building out a real-estate network along the path of the Las Vegas Loop. thenevadaindependent.com/article/why-...