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IBA Newsroom > Tip of the Week > Journalism > Five Tips To Make You A Better FOIA Requestor

Five Tips To Make You A Better FOIA Requestor

Posted December 10, 2020 by Bill Wheelhouse

This solid list of tips comes from Muckrock.  

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