Not progressive enough on records preservation: The Manhattan DA’s office, like others, is making it hard for New Yorkers to find predecessors’ work (New York Daily News)

New York Daily News: Not progressive enough on records preservation: The Manhattan DA’s office, like others, is making it hard for New Yorkers to find predecessors’ work . “The Manhattan DA’s office is now a case study in how quickly a decade of still-relevant public information can disappear, and why lawmakers should mandate the retention of online material of state and local offices through searchable digital archives. Absent that, gone from efficient public access are documents related to topics as varied as the sanctions investigations; congressional testimony on cybersecurity; the comprehensive marijuana reform report that led to decriminalization in New York; documents related to the prosecution of Harvey Weinstein; and even the case against Anna Sorokin, the basis for the current Netflix series ‘Inventing Anna.’”