Acknowledgments Part One History and Changes in Media1 A Brief History of New Yorkers' Right to Know2 Legacy Media: Choices and Challenge3 Digital Media: Access and DenialPart Two The Law and Legislation4 Article 78: Last Resort, First Step5 Exemption, Ethics, and the Joint Commission on Public Ethics6 The Legislature: Two FOIL Bills, One VetoPart Three Local7 Policy: Police Cameras and the Public8 Public-Information Officers: Boards and the Bored9 The Business of FOILPart Four More Information: Citizens, Advocacy, and Data10 The Citizen: George and Helen of Troy11 Watchdogs: Transparency and Civil Liberties12 Data: Numbers In, Some Numbers OutPart Five More Perspective, Looking into the Future13 State and Fed: Different Levels, Same Issues14 Transparency: Defining the Future of "Open"15 The Administration16 FOIL Analysis and Review: In Their WordsAppendix A The Freedom of Information LawAppendix B The Freedom of Information ActAppendix C Notable FOIL CasesAppendix D Sample FOIL RequestsNotesIndex