Political Party Time
| Political Party Time tracks the political fundraising circuit one party at a time | ||
| Home page | http://politicalpartytime.org/ | |
| Approach | By gathering public and private events invitations and even crowdsourcing them though a anonymous submission form, Political Party Time tracks the agenda of politicians, from meetings to fundraisers - and the events' hosts. | |
| Phase | Released | |
| Tags | parties, US, Sunlight Foundation, politics, follow the money, lobbying, corruption, and campaigns | |
| Practices | Publish | |
| Project Start Date | 2008 |
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| Launch Date | 2008 |
| Most Recent Update | 2015 |
| Update Frequency | true |
| Thematic Focus | Exposure |
| Issue addressed | Corporate and lobby presence in politics |
| Geographic Focus | US |
Experience
How does a user interact with and navigate the project?
| Narrative | true |
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| Query | true |
| Lists | true |
| Raw Data | true |
Description
Summary of the project and its approach
| Party Time documents the political fundraising circuit. From the early morning hours until late at night, there are opportunities for members of Congress, presidential and congressional candidates to meet with supporters behind closed doors, press them for money and party. Breakfasts, luncheons, barbecues, golfing outings, receptions, concerts, basketball, baseball, football—the social whirl is endless. | |
| Approach (How?) | By gathering public and private events invitations and even crowdsourcing them though a anonymous submission form, Political Party Time tracks the agenda of politicians, from meetings to fundraisers - and the events' hosts. |
| Language | English |
| Commissioner | Sunlight Foundation |
| Publisher | Sunlight Foundation |
Impact
Indicators of reach and impact of the project.
Target Audience : Online Audience Reached : International Twitter : (1552 followers) Publisher's Twitter Followers : Online Rank : Google: 5 Alexa: 1351211 OSE Domain Authority Rank: 51/100 Marketing Grader Rank: 67/100 () Online Rank (Publisher) : Google: Alexa: News Source : High Offline Audience Reached : National Outcome : Political Party Time has given transparency on a much-neglected vehicle of lobbying in politics Last updated : 7/12/2015 Attempts against the project : /Technology
What tools and code were used to create the project?
Tech Best Practices: : : : Code Repository : https://github.com/sunlightlabs/partytime-docs : Tool : : : : Database : : Frontend : : : : : Backend : : : : : Data Format : : Data Standard : Technical Documentation URL : : Technical Architecture Documentation : Schema Documentation : Design Documentation : API Documentation :Data Sources
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Team size and expertise
Team Size : Medium Team Experience : Research : Some Data Science : Dedicated Engineering : Dedicated Design : DedicatedProject Methodology
What strategies were in place for managing the project?
Project Methodology : Agile Open Source : true Open Data : false Budget : Contracting : Risk Planning : No planning Sustainability Planning : UpdatedDocumented Practices
Documentation about project practices
Practices
How projects handle different aspects of data management
Data Modeling : List Ethical Collection : Informal guidelines Ethical Storage : Data Collection : External Sources Data Collection : Data Verification : Spot Check Data Cleaning : Data Analysis : Classification / Tagging / Categories / Linking Data Description : Basic Data Licensing : Public Ethical Publishing : Signed project Ethical Publishing : Data Publishing Mode : API