Nate Jones

Washington, D.C.

FOIA Director

Education: Lewis and Clark College, BA in history ; George Washington University, MA in history; University of the District of Columbia, JD

Nate Jones is the FOIA director for The Washington Post, where he works with reporters to target documents to request, appeal and sue for. He works with reporters to obtain local, state and federal records and to think strategically about public records in all formats. He gives FOIA training sessions and advises reporters on how to write, refine and track requests, navigate delays and overredactions, and overcome other bureaucratic resistance. He is also author of the "Revealing Records" column which describes The Post's battles for public records. He has served two terms on the Federal FOIA A
Latest from Nate Jones

Two lawyers barred from D.C. jail over drug-tainted paperwork, officials say

D.C. jail has banned two defense attorneys after they were found to be carrying paperwork containing trace amounts of illegal drugs.

January 9, 2024

When government officials withhold records, the public pays the price

D.C. police declined to release the disciplinary file of retired officer Brett Parson, and The Post sued. FOIA Director Nate Jones explains what we found out.

December 14, 2023

I find documents officials want to keep hidden. Here’s how.

There are countless secrets hidden in government documents. As The Post's FOIA director, I help reporters figure out how to find them. Here's how I do it.

October 6, 2023

    Paghahanap kay Maura

    Nagtungo si Maura mula Pilipinas sa 1904 World’s Fair para maitampok. Iilan lamang ang makakaalam kung anong nangyari sa kanila hanggang makalipas ang 100 taon.

    August 16, 2023

      Searching for Maura

      Maura came to St. Louis from the Philippines to be put on display at the 1904 World’s Fair. Few people would know what happened to her for more than a century.

      August 16, 2023

      DeSantis donor supplied golf simulator for ‘Governor’s Cabana’ and private flights

      The simulator was lent by Mori Hosseini, a major home builder and donor who chairs the University of Florida’s Board of Trustees.

      June 21, 2023

      Newly released White House photos capture the day bin Laden was killed

      The Washington Post obtained newly released photos taken by official White House photographers of key moments inside the White House during the 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound.

      April 28, 2023

      Retired NSA director won lucrative consulting deals with Saudis, Japan

      Retired Army Gen. Keith Alexander won federal approval to serve as $700,000 cyberwarfare adviser to Saudi Arabia after 2018 death of Jamal Khashoggi

      April 25, 2023

      Former top U.S. admiral cashes in on nuclear sub deal with Australia

      The Australian government has hired a dozen retired U.S. Navy officers as high-dollar consultants while it negotiates a nuclear sub deal with Washington

      March 7, 2023

      Bodybuilders dying as coaches and judges encourage extreme measures

      Bodybuilders are risking their lives, and in some cases dying, because of extreme measures that are encouraged by coaches and rewarded by judges.

      December 7, 2022