Sunlight is happy to share that we have been chosen as one of 22 recipients of the Knight Foundation's Prototype Fund, supporting our work on a new foreign influence tracker.
Continue readingLearning to design in the open
We’ve been experimenting with "open design" in our work to facilitate collaboration and to increase feedback and dialogue at every step along the way.
Continue readingUsing microdata in criminal justice
While the collection and release of individual-level microdata is hotly debated across social disciplines, microdata has greatly improved outcomes and decision-making in criminal justice programs.
Continue readingOutside groups’ influence on 2016 election grows, super PAC filings show
Friday's super PAC filing deadline gave the public its first look into the outside groups fueling 2016 presidential candidates — and they look to be playing an even more outsized role in the race than ever.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: We want to hear from you!
Want to see your open gov story featured on our OpenGov Voices Monday column? We want to hear from you!
Continue readingJuly reporting powered by Sunlight tools and data
A look at the July stories of journalists who utilized tools and data from the Sunlight Foundation to inform their reporting.
Continue readingAvoiding prejudice in data-based decisions
As we increasingly depend on data and technology in our decision-making, it's critical to know that while using a computer can produce important value, it does not guarantee us a substantively “objective” outcome.
Continue readingRep. Waters inquires with FEC about contributing to Haiti elections
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., wrote to the House Ethics Committee and Federal Election Commission asking if she could contribute to foreign candidates running for office, both individually and through her affiliated political action committees.
Continue readingNASA’s EPIC photographs: Sunlight and open data on a global scale
A new NASA program will share images and data online daily — from more than a million miles away.
Continue readingHow to protect privacy when releasing open data
As we improve data quality, we also achieve better control over sensitive information.
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