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| Archive dossier | `https://2ia.org/research-archive/toolkit-templates/` | `Toolkit Templates` | Practical and lawful copyable toolkits. |
| Archive dossier | `https://2ia.org/research-archive/corrections-ledger-template/` | `Corrections Ledger Template` | Template for issue raised, decision, change made, right-of-reply status, downstream correction, and public note. |
| Archive dossier | `https://2ia.org/research-archive/dossier-template/` | `Dossier Template` | Executive summary, scope, findings, evidence table, timeline, unknowns, records requested, corrections, and civic actions. |
| Archive dossier | `https://2ia.org/research-archive/ninety-day-editorial-calendar/` | `Ninety-Day Editorial Calendar` | The first ninety days should alternate evergreen hubs, practical toolkits, templates, corrections infrastructure, and launch articles. |
| Start Here child page | `https://2ia.org/start-here/if-you-care-about-anonymous-speech/` | `If You Care About Anonymous Speech` | Anonymous space can protect dissent, recovery, worship, organizing, and art; it can also be abused. |
| Start Here child page | `https://2ia.org/start-here/reader-map-understand-surveillance/` | `Reader Map: Understand Surveillance` | Start with Surveillance Systems, Metadata Is Identity, Keyword Monitoring, AI Surveillance, Data Brokers, and False Positives. |
| Start Here child page | `https://2ia.org/start-here/reader-map-file-public-records-requests/` | `Reader Map: File Public Records Requests` | Go to Public Records And FOIA for templates, procurement records, retention schedules, vendor communications, and appeals. |
| Start Here child page | `https://2ia.org/start-here/reader-map-protect-identity-and-metadata/` | `Reader Map: Protect Identity And Metadata` | Use the metadata and anonymous-speech hubs to identify unnecessary exposure and demand limits on retention and sharing. |
| Start Here child page | `https://2ia.org/start-here/reader-map-challenge-institutional-claims/` | `Reader Map: Challenge Institutional Claims` | Use dossiers, methodology, corrections, and public-records templates to ask what source supports a claim and what record would change the conclusion. |
| Start Here child page | `https://2ia.org/start-here/reader-map-learn-osint-without-harm/` | `Reader Map: Learn OSINT Without Harm` | Use OSINT pages as a verification discipline: purpose first, source context, minimization, confidence labels, and correction. |
| Start Here child page | `https://2ia.org/start-here/reader-map-follow-investigations/` | `Reader Map: Follow Investigations` | Follow issue hubs, dossiers, trackers, briefings, and the corrections ledger. |

### Existing organization entries and outbound references

The critical answer to task one is simple: **this crawl did not find a live organization directory or dedicated organization profile pages on 2ia.org**. The site currently functions as a research framework, not a “who’s who” directory. What it does have are contextual outbound citations to public-interest institutions and reference resources. That matters because it means the directory effort is not a refactor of an existing org index; it is a greenfield build on top of a strong editorial-method backbone. citeturn0view0turn5view1turn19view0turn19view2turn10view0

The table below lists the **current organization-like outbound references surfaced in the crawl**. These are not directory entries; they are supporting citations or checklists embedded in dossier pages. Still, they show the kinds of institutional sources 2IA already trusts and can use as the first seed set for a directory’s “related organizations” module. citeturn0view0turn23view0turn25view0turn25view1turn25view2turn25view3turn25view5turn25view6turn25view10turn25view11turn25view12turn25view13

| Current anchor text on 2IA | Exact target URL | How it is used now |
|---|---|---|
| FOIA.gov annual and quarterly backlog data | `https://www.foia.gov/reports.html` | Homepage supporting citation |
| DOJ OIP FY 2024 FOIA annual report data summary | `https://www.justice.gov/oip/blog/agency-fiscal-year-2024-annual-report-data-published-foiagov` | Homepage supporting citation |
| DOJ explanation of plea bargaining | `https://www.justice.gov/usao/justice-101/pleabargaining` | Homepage supporting citation |
| BJS 2024 preliminary jail data | `https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/jails-report-series-2024-preliminary-data-release/web-report` | Homepage supporting citation |
| FTC data brokers report | `https://www.ftc.gov/reports/data-brokers-call-transparency-accountability-report-federal-trade-commission-may-2014` | Homepage supporting citation |
| NIST AI Risk Management Framework | `https://www.nist.gov/itl/ai-risk-management-framework` | Homepage and dossier supporting citation |
| NARA Records Management Guidance | `https://www.archives.gov/guidance/records-management-guidance` | Archive-use supporting reference |
| Reporters Committee Open Government Guide | `https://www.rcfp.org/open-government-guide/` | Archive-use supporting reference |
| MuckRock FOIA Help | `https://help.muckrock.com/` | Archive-use supporting reference |
| FOIA.gov Request Guide | `https://www.foia.gov/how-to.html` | Archive-use / dossier supporting reference |

## Missing organizations to prioritize

### The organizations 2IA should add first

2IA’s own topic model already tells you what the first directory cohort should be: the site foregrounds OSINT, surveillance architecture, public records, false positives, corrections, metadata identity, civil liberties, and hacktivism / anonymity. A first-release directory should therefore prioritize organizations that are: directly relevant to OSINT and open-source investigations; directly useful for digital-rights and public-records work; or clearly significant in hacker / activist / hacktivist culture. The most urgent additions are below. The selections also anchor well in official institutional homes and well-defined public identities, which is exactly what a stable directory needs. citeturn16view1turn16view2turn17view1turn17view2turn17view3turn18view0turn32view0turn32view1turn32view2turn36view0turn36view1turn36view2