There are a number of resources available to researchers trying to determine if a company has a corporate registration in a foreign country. Companies House is the official company registrar in the UK and has been since 1844. The Companies House site allows users to search for and download corporate records for companies registered in the UK and offers a set of links to its counterparts in a number of countries, mostly in the EU.
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Sample FOIA Log -- Department of Interior
FOIAing the FOIAs -- Of Log Review,"Tailgating, " and "FOIA traps"
When drafting a federal Freedom of Information Act request, it is a good idea to get the log of what has already been requested from the agency you are querying. Agency FOIA logs are the best resources for determining not only what has been asked for by prior recipients but how to ask for it. These logs also document when a request was submitted and when the agency completed its request compliance process.
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Public records-based I-journalism thriving, if limited by resources. Four examples worth reading.
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NY Times Public Editor calls for increased income source transparency for expert op-ed authors
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New York Times digital archive points the way on digitizing old content for searchable access
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Not quite as exciting as when the new phone book is here (the new phone book is here) but close: 2012 Statistical Abstract published
Read MoreRequest for FBI Watch List a Good FOIA Primer
FBI Watch List FOIA response very instructive on what is and what isn't released under FOIA.
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Find out how much is in a company's 401k plan and whether all of its employees participate using the Department of Labor Form 5500 search engine.
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LegiStorm keeps improving and is positioned as the premier site for Congressional expense and other data. Worth a look.
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The National Archives and Records Center will soon destroy millions of federal court records created between 1970 and 1995. Expect some confusion moving forward when ordering archived cases from this era.
Read MoreDocumentCloud Public Records Tool
Use DocumentCloud to find primary source documents used by journalists at The New York Times and many other outlets.
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