Seven Habits of Highly Effective Open-Records Users - Frank X. Mullen - Las Vegas NewsTrain - Oct. 10-11, 2014

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By Flickr user Bell Telephone Magazine (1922)

SEVEN HABITS OF

EFFECTIVE PUBLIC RECORDS USERS Frank X. Mullen | Las Vegas NewsTrain | Oct. 10-11, 2014

RECORDS FLESH OUT

BREAKING NEWS

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By Flickr user Internet Archive Book Images

PUBLIC RECORDS ARE

TIME MACHINES

3 Nevada Historical Society; By Flickr user Steve.

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DOCUMENTS PIERCE

THROUGH THE

SMOKE OF OFFICIAL BS

By Flickr user Kevin Dooley

PUBLIC RECORDS CAN HELP

CHANGE PUBLIC POLICY

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By Flickr user Fotos GOVA

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By Flickr user Robotclaw666

WHY USE PUBLIC RECORDS?

THAT’S WHERE THE FACTS ARE.

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• What about

you?

• Have you

used them?

• What

happened?

TO BE A PUBLIC RECORDS HUNTER:

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• Know the law

• Identify the

records you need

• Defend your

request Photo by Susan Skorupa Mullen

TIME FOR A POP QUIZ!

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By Flickr user sea turtle

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By Flickr user Darrow21

ALL GOVERNMENT

RECORDS IN NEVADA

ARE PUBLIC AND

OPEN FOR

INSPECTION,

EXCEPT…

KNOW THE LAW: NRS 239

SOME STANDARD EXEMPTIONS ARE:

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• Open criminal

investigations

• Medical Records

• Employee

records

• Exemptions in

other statutes By Flickr user Library of Congress

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By Flickr user Zeus and Hera

ID WHAT

YOU NEED

AND FIGURE

OUT WHERE

DOCUMENTS

ARE KEPT

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By Flickr user L’oeli estranger

Know the law

Be nice

Use verbal aikido

Kick it upstairs

Confrontation is a

last resort

DEFENDING YOUR REQUEST

By Flickr user Pepe Medina

WAYS AROUND OBJECTIONS

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WWW.reporter.org/desktop

By Flickr user Bunnyrel

QUICK SEARCHES

LETS DO SOME ROLE PLAY

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Photos by Steve Davis

DEFEND YOURSELVES!

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By Flickr user Edzed Photography

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By Flickr user MattysFlicks

BRAINSTORM IDEAS

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Photo by Steve Davis

PUBLIC RECORDS RULE!