Donald Trump’s Twitter account is not like other politicians’ Twitter accounts. But everyone, even Trump, tweets something they regret — and then deletes it.
Continue readingJanuary and February reporting powered by Sunlight tools and data
Throughout the first two months of 2016, Sunlight’s tools were used in stories that ranged from big-money fundraisers to criminal justice data to legislative dataviz.
Continue readingPolitwoops U.S. is back!
December reporting powered by Sunlight tools and data
Throughout December, Sunlight’s tools were used in stories that ranged from campaign finance to relaunching Politwoops to tracking TV ad buys.
Continue readingSunlight reaches an agreement with Twitter on Politwoops
We’re happy to announce that we, along with our partners at Open State Foundation and Access Now, have reached an agreement with Twitter that paves the way for us to bring Politwoops back online both here in the U.S. and internationally.
Continue readingOctober and November reporting powered by Sunlight tools and data
Sunlight is a go-to resource for reporters as they use our tools for all types of stories. Check out how media outlets around the country used our data in October and November.
Continue readingTwitter’s encouraging promise to “reboot” transparency
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey made a commitment to “reboot” Twitter’s relationship with the transparency sector. Even more encouraging to us here at Sunlight was he specifically named Politwoops as an example.
Continue readingAugust reporting powered by Sunlight’s tools and analysis
A look at the August stories of journalists who utilized tools and data from the Sunlight Foundation to inform their reporting.
Continue readingTwitter shuts down 30 international versions of Politwoops
Over the weekend, Twitter shut down all remaining Politwoops sites in 30 countries around the world.
Continue readingThe public rally in support of Politwoops
It's been an intense 24 hours here at Sunlight: We've been mystified and saddened by Twitter pulling the plug on Politwoops, but we've been incredibly gratified by the support we've received from the entire opengov community.
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