Randy E. Miller

Articles by this author

How Reporters Used FOIA to Cover Cyclospora Outbreak

FOIAengine: Twenty-One Requests from News Media, Non-Profits and Companies The nationwide outbreak of cyclospora infections this summer prompted a steady stream of national and local news articles, along with 21...

FOIA Requests Probe Education Department Dismantling

FOIAengine: Requests Focus on Personnel Levels and Fraud News media and non-profit organizations are using the Freedom of Information Act to monitor the Trump Administration’s dismantling of the Department of...

Reporters Pry for Answers at the FCC as Skeptics...

FOIAengine: News Organizations Pursue Evidence in Trump vs. Kimmel Feud A burst of late-April Freedom of Information Act requests saw multiple news organizations converging on the same question: when the...

How Requesters Use FOIA to Asses Biopharma Risks

FOIAengine: Assessments Include Operational, Clinical and Commercial Threats Freedom of Information Act requests to the Food and Drug Administration during March illustrated three of the primary uncertainties facing U.S. drug...

News Media FOIA Requests Target EPA’s Zeldin

FOIAengine: Journalists Seek EPA Communications on Iran Bombing A small circle of reporters – concentrated overwhelming at one news organization – is using the Freedom of Information Act to run...

Kalshi and Polymarket Targeted by Journalists

FOIAengine: News Organizations Investigate Prediction Markets Several leading news organizations are investigating high-flying prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket, based on Freedom of Information Act requests submitted to the Commodity and...