US: New online tools for covering the election
Posted by Kelley Vendeland on May 6, 2008 at 10:17 AM
At the NewsTools 2008 conference last week, the Sunlight Foundation debuted some new tools out of their Sunlight Labs that stand to help any journalist covering American national politics. - a widget that pop-ups a hyperlinked profile of a member of Congress when someone scrolls over his or her name
- a Google Map mash-up (see image) with the geographic location of earmarks from last year's Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill.
- the brand new Influence Explorer, a sort of "data chewer" that will allow "one-click disclosure" of a lawmaker's earmarks, contributions, expenses and trips, according to Online Journalism Review's Robert Niles.
It is still in development and not yet available to the public, but based on early demonstrations, the Influence Explorer could considerably streamline research on candidates.
Source: Online Journalism Review
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