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JA Resource Q&A: “See the documents that support fact-checks”

Quick tips on keeping the record straight with U.S. economic data: how to recognize squishy figures, provide direct documentation and offer much more than numbers alone.

Posted by Emily Harris on December 5, 2012
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Ten hot ethical challenges facing political reporting in 2012

Ten key ethical challenges in political journalism heating up in the 2012 election year, from social to data to bringing more truth to the system.

Posted by Emily Harris on September 28, 2012
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Project Vote Smart

Providing “unbiased information on over 40,000 candidates and officials,” Project Vote Smart is an independent source tracking those “who govern or those who wish to replace those who do.”

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on December 5, 2011
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The Sunlight Foundation

“Committed to improving access to government information” the Sunlight Foundation invests in innovative apps & tools, providing new ways for media to apply deep political research.

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on December 5, 2011
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Electronic Frontier Foundation

A long-established, donor-supported membership organization fighting to protect fundamental freedoms in the electronic, networked world.

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on November 16, 2011
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The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Offering loads of resources and legal perspective, “the Committee has played a role in virtually every significant press freedom case that has come before the Supreme Court.”

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on October 18, 2011
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National Freedom of Information Coalition

With a goal of "ensuring everyone’s right to information," the National Freedom of Information Coalition has been actively supporting state member groups' and journalists' right of open access to information since 1991.

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on October 12, 2011
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OpenMissouri.org

David Herzog's Open Missouri project delivers the state's largest independent directory of government databases, with tips to help empower citizens, journalists and communities.

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on October 7, 2011
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The National Institute on Money in State Politics: Follow the Money

A treasure trove of data to help you inform your communities; follow the Money is the only program in the nation that provides high-quality campaign spending data across all fifty states to further the public good.

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on October 3, 2011
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Public Eye Northwest

Ferreting out important public data, in partnership with The Seattle Times, PEN "captures and translates into plain language...information that would otherwise slip through the cracks."

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on April 14, 2011
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