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Political Reporting Resources

Here are some links to resources for good political reporting — check'em out even if you're not a journalist:

Political Reporting Resources
>  TRACFED
An awesome database of all sorts of federal documents, masterminded by David Burnham and Sue Long
>  FactCheck
The model for fact-checking ads and political assertions
>  Project Vote Smart
A non-partisan datababase
>  An Election Glossary
Tour-de-force site with basic info and good story examples
>  NewsLab
A great resource by veteran TV journalist Deborah Potter, with tips on doing better reporting
>  Court TV
>  Resources for Covering Communities
A collection of tips and resources from the Knight Chair in Community Journalism
>  Sunlight on New York state government
A great resource for checking the records of New York elected officials.
>  Voting rights resources
A compilation of links related to voting rights resources compiled by Poynter columnist David Shedden.
>  Journalist's Toolbox
A great roundup of links and resources -- where to find out stuff.
>  OpenBook NY database on government spending
Great database on local/state government spending
>  Grammar-Spelling-Punctuation-Style
Great site to practice those basic language/newswriting skills.
>  Covering Poverty: A Toolkit for Journalists
Great Tip Sheets, Links and other resources from the University of Georgia
>  Watchdog
Search by district or elected official. Find voting records, demographics, campaign contributions etc.
>  SourceWatch
Find out who's behind the news.
>  Little Sis
See connections between government officials and organizations and companies.
>  OpenCongress
Track bills, representatives, funding and votes in Congress.
>  GovTrack.us
A database of votes, bills and representation in Congress.
>  GovernmentDoc.org
Find government documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Law.
>  The Foreign Lobbying Influence Tracker
See how foreign interests influence U.S. policies.
Follow the Money
>  The Federal Elections Commission
>  The Internal Revenue Service
>  Center for Responsive Politics
>  Federal spending database
A searchable database of federal spending: a way to see where your tax dollars go.
>  Follow the Money
Find out ways in which money shapes state policies.
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