The Sunlight Foundation

I just discovered [http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/] while watching C-SPAN this morning. Here is the main page information from the site. I highly recommend frequent visits. When I have time and if I remember, I'll add a link to my website.

Our goal through our grant-making, blogging, projects,and technical leadership, is to use the power of the Internet to shine a light on the interplay of money, lobbying, influence and government in Washington in ways never before possible.

When mass media is no longer attracting masses.

Decades ago, Walter Cronkite had the eyes and ears of half the entire viewing public in the continental United States. The messages he carried reached enough of the voting public to alter the political landscape of the nation.

Now, the voting viewing audience is being segmented into ever smaller niches, usually into personal interest groups aimed at particular past-times such as riding motorcycles, skateboarding, World of WarCraft, baking, etc.

We can ignore the blogs and news posts that don't appeal to us, but they still might be important, and it's those few of us pessimists who collect and disseminate information we feel you might need.

We're the parents who say "eat your vegetables!" "Listen to public policy information, especially if it doesn't taste good!"

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American News Project

Another online independent news gathering and disseminating service goes after the big fish and asks the tough questions! If a news network rejects your story, bring it here, or to one of many listed at http://www.sageofspringfield.com



A reporter goes after Karl Rove: