Everyone’s writing about politicians these days — especially these days — so Sunlight’s developed a tool to help enliven that... View Article
Continue readingAds Are No More Negative In This Election Than Previous Years
As we approach Election Day, the number of ads continue to increase, but based on recent data from the Wesleyan Media... View Article
Continue readingKnight Foundation Awards Sunlight New Grant for “National Data Apps” & Sunlight Live
I’m thrilled to announce that the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation just announced a new $1.2 million two-year... View Article
Continue reading‘Sunlight’ in India and Bangladesh
If you follow me on Twitter (@ellnmllr) you already know that I spent the last two weeks traveling in India... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Grantee Launches Ambitious Tracking and Analysis of Political Ads
Since the Citizens United Supreme Court decision earlier this year the Sunlight Foundation has tried a number of approaches to... View Article
Continue readingBecome a Sunlight Campaign Ad Monitor
In January, I noted that the Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United v. FEC case would open the “floodgates... View Article
Continue readingRegistering to Vote Can Be as Easy as Renting a Netflix
Sometimes simple ideas done right can have an incredible impact. At the Sunlight Foundation, we believe that TurboVote is one... View Article
Continue readingThe Future: Government Transparency and Tracking Money in Politics
Today, I humbly accepted the Knight Batten Award for Innovations in Journalism for our interactive reporting platform, Sunlight Live. I’ve... View Article
Continue readingClearspending. That’s What We Need.
As I noted in my speech yesterday at the Gov2.0 Summit, Gov2.0 has become a popular catchphrase in Washington today... View Article
Continue readingGov2.0 Presentation: An Open Government Scorecard
I was absolutely delighted to present at the Gov2.0 Summit here in Washington this morning. Thanks to Tim OReilly and... View Article
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