PoliticalShift

10 Projects that Help Citizens Become Government Watchdogs

by Katie Donnelly

With the 2010 U.S. elections coming into view, many people are looking for more information about the people running for office -- and the individuals and organizations funding these candidates. Fortunately, there are dozens of initiatives that mine and share the data that influence policy and policy-makers. Many are funded by The Sunlight Foundation, which aims to use "the revolutionary...

• November 3, 2009
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Digging Deeper

Sunlight Foundation Mixes Tech, Citizen Journalism to Open Congress

by Mark Glaser

When people talk about corporate cutbacks in mainstream journalism organizations, there's almost a fervor about how our very democracy is in jeopardy because of the failings of Big Media in holding our government accountable. What such critiques fail to consider is that as citizens we can and will hold our government accountable, with or without the media apparatus. One...

• April 4, 2007
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