In the wake of the unprecedented role social media played in the 2016 election and in anticipation of misinformation campaigns to come, the need for Facebook, Google and other operators of social media platforms should be just as transparent about political ads as terrestrial broadcasters.
Continue readingAs campaign ads move online, the public gets left in the dark
TV is still the juggernaut of advertising, but it's also important to look at where political campaigns are spending their money online. And the rules around Internet ads are weak to say the least.
Continue readingFor Google fellow, Sunlight picks Nick
Nick Judd — a journalist, editor and current Ph.D. student — will join our reporting team this summer as Sunlight's second Google Journalism Fellow.
Continue readingWant to get paid to learn? Apply for a summer Google Journalism fellowship at Sunlight!
The Sunlight Foundation is proud that the Google Foundation is again sponsoring a paid summer internship for an aspiring data journalist in our Washington, D.C. offices. Apply by Jan. 31!
Continue readingHow telecoms and cable have dominated net neutrality lobbying
With the FCC's proposal threatening net neutrality, lobbying activity looks like it's reached a fevered pitch. But for the organizations involved, especially telecom companies, lobbying has been at a fevered pitch for a decade.
Continue readingPatent cash flows to Senate Judiciary Committee members
A technical fight over elements of the patent law is drawing lots of big special interest money on both sides.... View Article
Continue readingComplete financial opacity in record-breaking Indian elections
In the world's second most expensive election process, India faces serious issues as its opaque political finance regime leaves over 800 million voters in the dark about who is funding the campaigns.
Continue readingStan’s our man: Sunlight to host Google Fellow
Stan Oklobdzija, a Californian who can work in seven languages (three of them for programming) is Sunlight's 2014 Google Fellow.
Continue readingObama calls for tech support
Many of the tech executives that President Obama met with today have been generous donors to his campaigns.
Continue readingGet paid to learn: Apply for a summer Google Journalism fellowship at Sunlight!
Join our team of seasoned reporters and talented developers to follow political money wherever it flows in an election year. Apply to work at Sunlight this summer on a Google Journalism fellowship.
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