Assignment Desk

Welcome to the MuckRock assignment desk. Not sure what types of requests to file? Looking to show off your FOIA-fu? Hope to score a few free requests for all your hard work doc diving? Then you've come to the right place. MuckRock assignments are simple: You can pick from any of the various assignments below. Once you've completed one, simply e-mail the details of what you did to Michael@MuckRock.com to claim your reward. Have an idea for an interesting assignment that you think will help spur local investigations, national news or just be a lot of fun? Suggest it by e-mailing your ideas to the same address. Please note that MuckRock reserves the right to change, revise or nullify assignments and granted free requests at any time for any reason and at its sole discretion.

In the meantime, get going, gumshoe!

General Assignment

Copy Curmudgeon

Submit a list of 5 typos, missing pages, or other errors.
Reward: 1 free request
No limit

Heard 'Round the World

File a request that receives over 25,000 page views.
Reward: 10 free requests
No limit

Local Desk

Doggy Data

Complete a request for a copy of a city's dog registration data, with responsive documents including at least the names of registered dogs or the dogs' home addresses (see the local template).
Reward: 3 free requests
Limit 3 completed assignments per user

Number Cruncher

Complete a request for a copy of a local municipality's annual budget for the most recent completed or ongoing fiscal year.
Reward: 3 free requests
Limit 1 completed assignment per user

National Desk

Keyboard Cowboy

File a request that results in the release of computer source code.
Reward: 3 free requests
Limit 1 completed assignment per user