That's what it cost to blast Philadelphians with 14,000 ads. The kicker? It was state candidates doing most of the spending.
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If one recent evening newscast is any indication, Philadelphia voters may be longing for used car ads and payday loan pitches — and maybe for some unbiased political reportage.
Continue readingDemocracy Fund, Rita Allen Foundation underwrite effort to track political communications
A collaborative effort to map the funding behind political advertising in one major TV market wins support from two major foundations.
Continue readingTraining for reporters covering election 2014: Turn dark money and hard dollars into good stories
Three investigative newsrooms well versed in covering campaign finance — including Sunlight — are teaming up to offer training that helps reporters make sense of all this data ahead of the 2014 elections.
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