Sunlight Foundation Press Release Archive
Press Releases for March 2008
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Sunlight Invites Collaboration on New Transparency Bill
WASHINGTON, DC -Today, the Sunlight Foundation launched a new Web site -- PublicMarkup.org -- to invite the public to review and further shape an omnibus transparency bill the Foundation drafted.
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Editorial Memo: What Sunshine Week Can Mean for Congress
This Sunday marks the beginning of Sunshine Week, a national initiative organized by the American Society of Newspaper Editors to open a dialogue about the importance of open government and public information access. As the nation considers what an open government means, we should encourage Congress to become more transparent.
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Lessig to Launch beta of Change Congress Project in Sunshine Week Lecture
Professor Lawrence Lessig, renowned expert in intellectual property, has a new mission: to combat the influence of money in American democracy. Bolstered by the recent "Draft Lessig" movement that almost convinced him to run for Congress, Lessig will further his mission by launching a new "Change Congress" project in a Sunshine Week lecture sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation and Omidyar Network.
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Citizen Journalists at the SuperDelegate Transparency Project Produce Only Fully Sourced, Detailed Reporting on SuperDelegates
WASHINGTON, DC - The group of citizen journalists, bloggers and activists convened at the SuperDelegate Transparency Project have produced the only reporting on SuperDelegate commitments in the race for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination that is fully broken down by delegate, by state, congressional district and has full and transparent sourcing. No major news organization provides such detail or provides their sources.
