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74 relations: Accountability, Acoustic fingerprint, American Association of Law Libraries, Application programming interface, Barack Obama, Bloomberg Philanthropies, C-SPAN, Campaign advertising, Campaign finance, CBS News, Center for Media and Democracy, Center for Responsive Politics, Charles Lewis (journalist), Christopher T. Gates, Citizens United v. FEC, Citizenship of the United States, Colorado Democratic Party, Congressional staff, Craig Newmark, Crowdsourcing, Dark money, Dennis Hastert, Digital divide, DISCLOSE Act, Earmark (politics), Ellen S. Miller, Esther Dyson, Federal government of the United States, Ford Foundation, Freedom of Information Act (United States), Hewlett Foundation, HuffPost, Jack Dorsey, Jeff Miller (Florida politician), Jimmy Wales, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Journalist, Katherine Maher, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, Lawrence Lessig, Media Standards Trust, Mediabistro (website), Mitch Kapor, National Civic League, National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, Nonprofit organization, Omidyar Network, Open government, Open Society Foundations, Participatory Politics Foundation, ..., Poynter Institute, ProPublica, Rockefeller Foundation, Roll Call, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Sue Gardner, Sunshine Week, Taxpayers for Common Sense, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Economist, The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Verge, The Washington Examiner, The Washington Post, Time (magazine), Toll-free telephone number, Transparency (behavior), Twitter, United States, United States Congress, Washington, D.C., Yochai Benkler, Zephyr Teachout, 501(c)(3) organization. Expand index (24 more) »
Accountability
In ethics and governance, accountability is answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and the expectation of account-giving.
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Acoustic fingerprint
An acoustic fingerprint is a condensed digital summary, a fingerprint, deterministically generated from an audio signal, that can be used to identify an audio sample or quickly locate similar items in an audio database.
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American Association of Law Libraries
The American Association of Law Libraries "is a nonprofit educational organization with over 5,000 members nationwide.
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Application programming interface
In computer programming, an application programming interface (API) is a set of subroutine definitions, protocols, and tools for building software.
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Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies
Bloomberg Philanthropies encompasses all of the charitable giving for founder Michael R. Bloomberg.
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C-SPAN
C-SPAN, an acronym for Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, is an American cable and satellite television network that was created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public service.
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Campaign advertising
In politics, campaign advertising is the use of an advertising campaign through the media to influence a political debate, and ultimately, voters.
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Campaign finance
Campaign finance refers to all funds raised to promote candidates, political parties, or policy initiatives and referenda.
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CBS News
CBS News is the news division of American television and radio service CBS.
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Center for Media and Democracy
The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) is a progressive nonprofit watchdog and advocacy organization based in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Center for Responsive Politics
The Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) is a non-profit, nonpartisan research group based in Washington, D.C., that tracks the effects of money and lobbying on elections and public policy.
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Charles Lewis (journalist)
Charles Lewis is an investigative journalist based in Washington D.C. Lewis founded The Center for Public Integrity and several other nonprofit organizations and is currently the executive editor of the Investigative Reporting Workshop at the American University School of Communication in D.C. He was an investigative producer for ABC News and the CBS news program 60 Minutes.
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Christopher T. Gates
Christopher T. Gates is the former president of the Sunlight Foundation.
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Citizens United v. FEC
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission,, is a landmark U.S. constitutional law, campaign finance, and corporate law case dealing with regulation of political campaign spending by organizations.
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Citizenship of the United States
Citizenship of the United States is a status that entails specific rights, duties and benefits.
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Colorado Democratic Party
The Colorado Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Colorado.
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Congressional staff
Congressional staff are employees of the United States Congress or individual members of Congress.
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Craig Newmark
Craig Alexander Newmark (born December 6, 1952) is an American Internet entrepreneur best known for being the founder of the San Francisco-based international website Craigslist.
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Crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing is a sourcing model in which individuals or organizations obtain goods and services.
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Dark money
In the politics of the United States, dark money is funds given to nonprofit organizations—and include 501(c)(4) (social welfare) 501(c)(5) (unions) and 501(c)(6) (trade association) groups—that can receive unlimited donations from corporations, individuals, and unions, and spend funds to influence elections, but are not required to disclose their donors.
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Dennis Hastert
John Dennis Hastert (born January 2, 1942) is a former American congressman who served as the 51st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007, representing from 1987 to 2007.
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Digital divide
A digital divide is an economic and social inequality with regard to access to, use of, or impact of information and communication technologies (ICT).
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DISCLOSE Act
The Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act, commonly known as the DISCLOSE Act and also known as H.R. 5175 (S.3628-Senate), was a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) on April 29, 2010 and in the U.S. Senate by Charles Schumer (D-New York) on July 21, 2010.
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Earmark (politics)
In the United States and South African public finance, an earmark is a provision inserted into a discretionary spending appropriations bill that directs funds to a specific recipient while circumventing the merit-based or competitive funds allocation process.
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Ellen S. Miller
Ellen S. Miller is an American political activist.
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Esther Dyson
Esther Dyson (born 14 July 1951) is a Swiss-born American journalist, author, businesswoman, investor, commentator and philanthropist.
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Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government) is the national government of the United States, a constitutional republic in North America, composed of 50 states, one district, Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital), and several territories.
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Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a New York-headquartered, globally oriented private foundation with the mission of advancing human welfare.
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Freedom of Information Act (United States)
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA),, is a federal freedom of information law that allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the United States government.
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Hewlett Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, commonly known as the Hewlett Foundation, is a private foundation, established by Hewlett-Packard cofounder William Redington Hewlett and his wife Flora Lamson Hewlett in 1966.
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HuffPost
HuffPost (formerly The Huffington Post and sometimes abbreviated HuffPo) is a liberal American news and opinion website and blog that has both localized and international editions.
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Jack Dorsey
Jack Patrick Dorsey (born November 19, 1976) is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur who is co-founder and CEO of Twitter, and founder and CEO of Square, a mobile payments company.
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Jeff Miller (Florida politician)
Jefferson Bingham Miller (born June 27, 1959) is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for, from 2001 to 2017.
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Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Donal Wales (born August 7, 1966), also known by the online moniker Jimbo, is an American Internet entrepreneur, best known as the co-founder of the online non-profit encyclopedia Wikipedia, and the for-profit web hosting company Wikia.
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John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is an American non-profit foundation dedicated to fostering "informed and engaged communities" which the foundation believes are "essential for a healthy democracy." The foundation "supports ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities and foster the arts." The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation began as the Knight Memorial Education Fund in 1940.
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Journalist
A journalist is a person who collects, writes, or distributes news or other current information to the public.
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Katherine Maher
Katherine Roberts Maher (born April 18, 1983) is the executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, a position she has held since June 2016.
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Laura and John Arnold Foundation
The Laura and John Arnold Foundation (also known as LJAF and as the Arnold Foundation) is a private foundation run by John D. Arnold, an American hedge fund manager, and his wife Laura Arnold.
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Lawrence Lessig
Lester Lawrence "Larry" Lessig III (born June 3, 1961) is an American academic, attorney, and political activist.
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Media Standards Trust
The Media Standards Trust was formed in 2006.
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Mediabistro (website)
Mediabistro is a website that offers resources for media professionals.
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Mitch Kapor
Mitchell David Kapor (born November 1, 1950) is an American entrepreneur best known for his work as an application developer in the early days of the personal computer software industry, later founding Lotus, where he was instrumental in developing the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet.
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National Civic League
The National Civic League is an American nonpartisan, non-profit organization founded in 1894 with a mission to advance civic engagement to create equitable, thriving communities.
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National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius,, was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in which the Court upheld Congress' power to enact most provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly called Obamacare, and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (HCERA), including a requirement for most Americans to have health insurance by 2014.
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Nonprofit organization
A non-profit organization (NPO), also known as a non-business entity or non-profit institution, is dedicated to furthering a particular social cause or advocating for a shared point of view.
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Omidyar Network
Omidyar Network is a self-styled "philanthropic investment firm," composed of a foundation and an impact investment firm.
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Open government
Open government is the governing doctrine which holds that citizens have the right to access the documents and proceedings of the government to allow for effective public oversight.
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Open Society Foundations
Open Society Foundations (OSF), formerly the Open Society Institute, is an international grantmaking network founded by business magnate George Soros.
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Participatory Politics Foundation
The Participatory Politics Foundation (PPF) is a United States non-profit organization which jointly operates the OpenCongress.org website, which is intended to encourage transparency in lawmaking and to make it easier to engage with government.
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Poynter Institute
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies is a non-profit school for journalism located in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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ProPublica
ProPublica is an American nonprofit organization based in New York City.
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Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
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Roll Call
Roll Call is a newspaper and website published in Washington, D.C., United States, when the United States Congress is in session.
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Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives.
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Sue Gardner
Sue Gardner (born May 11, 1967) is a Canadian journalist, not-for-profit executive and business executive.
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Sunshine Week
Sunshine Week is a national initiative spearheaded by the American Society of News Editors to educate the public about the importance of open government and the dangers of excessive and unnecessary secrecy.
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Taxpayers for Common Sense
Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) is a nonpartisan federal budget watchdog organization based in Washington, D.C. in the United States.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is a magazine that covers the nonprofit world.
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The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly magazine-format newspaper owned by the Economist Group and edited at offices in London.
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The Pew Charitable Trusts
The Pew Charitable Trusts is an independent non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO), founded in 1948.
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The Verge
The Verge is an American technology news and media network operated by Vox Media.
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The Washington Examiner
The Washington Examiner is an American political journalism website and weekly magazine based in Washington, D.C. that covers politics and policy in the United States and internationally.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.
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Time (magazine)
Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.
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Toll-free telephone number
A toll-free telephone number or freephone number is a telephone number that is billed for all arriving calls instead of incurring charges to the originating telephone subscriber.
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Transparency (behavior)
Transparency, as used in science, engineering, business, the humanities and in other social contexts, is operating in such a way that it is easy for others to see what actions are performed.
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Twitter is an online news and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets".
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.
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Yochai Benkler
Yochai Benkler (born 1964) is an Israeli-American author and the Berkman Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies at Harvard Law School.
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Zephyr Teachout
Zephyr Rain Teachout (born October 24, 1971) is a political activist and Associate Professor of Law at Fordham University.
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501(c)(3) organization
A 501(c)(3) organization is a corporation, trust, unincorporated association, or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunlight_Foundation
