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MuckRock Foundation

2 verified, source-linked AI implementations documented between 2021–2026.

United StatesNorth AmericaGlobal / MultinationalNational
Cases
2
Active since
2021
Peak stage
3
Controversies
0

Where the AI sits

Workflow & Operations1
Editorial Production1

AI implementations

2026

Participation in CUNY AI Journalism Lab Builders 2026 training programme

MuckRock is a non-profit news organisation specialising in freedom of information requests and government document analysis; cohort participant working on AI tools for public records and investigative journalism; programme run with Nordic AI Journalism (NAIJ); Jan.–May 2026; supported by Microsoft

Talent Development & Upskilling2 – Adoption3 – Collaborative Human–AI
Tool: AI tools for FOIA and public records journalism; programme-variedSource ↗
2021

DocumentCloud

Open-source document platform used by newsrooms to upload, organise, analyse, annotate, search, redact, publish and embed primary-source documents, with an API, OCR and an add-on ecosystem (including entity extraction). Maintained by journalism organisations.

Research & Investigation3 – Proficiency3 – Collaborative Human–AI
Tool: DocumentCloud (open-source; github.com/MuckRock/documentcloud); OCR + add-on entity extractionSource ↗

Context

MuckRock Foundation is one of 182 organizations in United States documented in the index, which holds 363 cases from the country. Its work spans 2 function types, including Research & Investigation, documented across 131 organizations worldwide.

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