As Sunlight continues to catalogue conflicting presidential conflicts of interests, we’re driven by a collaborative vision that includes amplifying the great accountability reporting we see on social media and on our blog to bring attention to major developments. Here are some of the projects we’re tracking. If you notice something we’re missing, please let us know at conflicts@sunlightfoundation.com.
Continue readingHere’s how a journalist in Atlanta mapped closed data for accountability
This is a story about the reality of public access to data about public housing in Atlanta, and what it takes for a young journalist to use modern technology to inform the public about our own communities.
Continue readingOn weaponized transparency
We all need journalists and publishing platforms to consider carefully how they publish sensitive information, whether it has been leaked... View Article
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Why data journalism tries, and fails, to go global
Data journalists have a tremendous role to play in being a public-service watchdog around the world. How to make that happen effectively is still something we're trying to figure out.
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