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JOURNALIST

FOI OFFICER

vs

Matt Burgess

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It doesn’t have to be a battle

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DISCLAIMER!

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ABOUT

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ME

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http://foi.directory

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70 INTERVIEWS

Exemption by exemption guide

Case studies

Info pros | Journalists

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Why do journalists make requests?

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EXCLUSIVE INFO

Build a database

No other way

A number

Stories

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What

journalists

use the

Act?

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EXPERT

INQUIRER

Knowledgable

Targetted

Researched

Likely to challenge

Quick story

Vague

Unlikely to follow up

Needs clarification

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EARLY

CLARIFICATION

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PROPERLY

RESEARCHED

JOURNALIST

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DATA

THAT IS

REUSABLE

FOI OFFICER

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READ THE REPLIES

JOURNALIST

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BREAKING

DOWN THE

COSTS

FOI OFFICER

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DON’T

OVER ASK

JOURNALIST

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ADVISE

AND�ASSIST

FOI OFFICER

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CONVERSATION

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A needless fight...

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REQUEST:

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INFORMATION WHICH

WAS SENT TO

THE INTERCEPTION COMMISSIONER FOR

ITS RIPA REVIEW?

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RESPONSE: VEXATIOUS

BURDEN

16: REQUESTS

ABOUT RIPA AND �JOURNALISTS �THIS YEAR

Repeat requests

from different people

Other requests

exist in the

public domain

Re

Disappointing that experienced journalists don’t know better

FULL RESPONSE:

bit.ly/metvex

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QUESTIONS?

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