Sunlight Research Center
@sunlightresearch.bsky.social
We are a nonprofit journalism support organization that empowers newsrooms of all sizes with the tools and research needed to deliver fact-based, transparent investigative journalism that holds power accountable. Check us out: www.sunlightresearch.net
🧾 Sunlight Research Center contributed business records + data analysis to support the investigation, revealing how these deals are connected.
Collaboration that keeps public data in the public eye 🌞
#SunlightResearchCenter #OpenData #Collaboration
Collaboration that keeps public data in the public eye 🌞
#SunlightResearchCenter #OpenData #Collaboration
October 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
🧾 Sunlight Research Center contributed business records + data analysis to support the investigation, revealing how these deals are connected.
Collaboration that keeps public data in the public eye 🌞
#SunlightResearchCenter #OpenData #Collaboration
Collaboration that keeps public data in the public eye 🌞
#SunlightResearchCenter #OpenData #Collaboration
The Boring Co. and its affiliates have bought 8+ properties along the Loop’s path, from former bars to future apartment sites.
Is it a smart strategy or a gamble on tunnel transit?
#DataJournalism #UrbanPlanning #Transparency
Is it a smart strategy or a gamble on tunnel transit?
#DataJournalism #UrbanPlanning #Transparency
October 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The Boring Co. and its affiliates have bought 8+ properties along the Loop’s path, from former bars to future apartment sites.
Is it a smart strategy or a gamble on tunnel transit?
#DataJournalism #UrbanPlanning #Transparency
Is it a smart strategy or a gamble on tunnel transit?
#DataJournalism #UrbanPlanning #Transparency
👏 Big shoutout to @wisconsinwatch.org, one of Sunlight's member newsrooms, for this sharp + timely investigation.
Explore their work ➡️ wisconsinwatch.org
#SunlightResearchCenter #Journalism #OpenData
Explore their work ➡️ wisconsinwatch.org
#SunlightResearchCenter #Journalism #OpenData
Wisconsin Watch
Nonprofit, nonpartisan news about Wisconsin
wisconsinwatch.org
October 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
👏 Big shoutout to @wisconsinwatch.org, one of Sunlight's member newsrooms, for this sharp + timely investigation.
Explore their work ➡️ wisconsinwatch.org
#SunlightResearchCenter #Journalism #OpenData
Explore their work ➡️ wisconsinwatch.org
#SunlightResearchCenter #Journalism #OpenData
🌍 The story reveals how tech could transform how regulators monitor pollution + protect Wisconsin’s water.
Smart, local, data-driven journalism at its best.
#EnvironmentalReporting #Transparency #Accountability
Smart, local, data-driven journalism at its best.
#EnvironmentalReporting #Transparency #Accountability
October 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
🌍 The story reveals how tech could transform how regulators monitor pollution + protect Wisconsin’s water.
Smart, local, data-driven journalism at its best.
#EnvironmentalReporting #Transparency #Accountability
Smart, local, data-driven journalism at its best.
#EnvironmentalReporting #Transparency #Accountability
⏰ Don’t miss this! Strengthen your investigative toolkit + follow the story wherever it leads.
📅 Oct 31 | 12–1 PM ET with Office Hours immediately after
Link to register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
#DataJournalism #Transparency #SunlightResearchCenter
📅 Oct 31 | 12–1 PM ET with Office Hours immediately after
Link to register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
#DataJournalism #Transparency #SunlightResearchCenter
Money, Movement, and Misdirection | Sunlight Research
Join Sunlight Research Center and Anna Massoglia, Sunlight’s director of investigations, for a hands-on session on tracking the people, money, and networks behind international businesses.
www.sunlightresearch.net
October 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
⏰ Don’t miss this! Strengthen your investigative toolkit + follow the story wherever it leads.
📅 Oct 31 | 12–1 PM ET with Office Hours immediately after
Link to register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
#DataJournalism #Transparency #SunlightResearchCenter
📅 Oct 31 | 12–1 PM ET with Office Hours immediately after
Link to register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
#DataJournalism #Transparency #SunlightResearchCenter
💼 Learn to:
• Map global corporate structures
• Uncover foreign lobbying + hidden influence
• Use open-source tools + multilingual searches
#GlobalInvestigations #OpenSourceResearch #Accountability
• Map global corporate structures
• Uncover foreign lobbying + hidden influence
• Use open-source tools + multilingual searches
#GlobalInvestigations #OpenSourceResearch #Accountability
October 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
💼 Learn to:
• Map global corporate structures
• Uncover foreign lobbying + hidden influence
• Use open-source tools + multilingual searches
#GlobalInvestigations #OpenSourceResearch #Accountability
• Map global corporate structures
• Uncover foreign lobbying + hidden influence
• Use open-source tools + multilingual searches
#GlobalInvestigations #OpenSourceResearch #Accountability
💾 We shared methods for uncovering deleted or hidden info online because digital traces tell powerful stories.
🌐 The Internet is Forever tip sheet → www.sunlightresearch.net/post/the-int...
#DigitalForensics #OpenData #SunlightResearchCenter
🌐 The Internet is Forever tip sheet → www.sunlightresearch.net/post/the-int...
#DigitalForensics #OpenData #SunlightResearchCenter
AccessFest 2025 Government Data Disappearing Tip Sheet
Individuals and organizations are increasingly scrubbing their digital footprints, but journalists can often still track down what has been removed. This tip sheet provides you with tools to uncover d...
www.sunlightresearch.net
October 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
💾 We shared methods for uncovering deleted or hidden info online because digital traces tell powerful stories.
🌐 The Internet is Forever tip sheet → www.sunlightresearch.net/post/the-int...
#DigitalForensics #OpenData #SunlightResearchCenter
🌐 The Internet is Forever tip sheet → www.sunlightresearch.net/post/the-int...
#DigitalForensics #OpenData #SunlightResearchCenter
🔍Learn how to cross-check, preserve, and investigate datasets that vanish from the web.
🧾 When government data disappears tip sheet → www.sunlightresearch.net/post/when-go...
#DataJournalism #Transparency
🧾 When government data disappears tip sheet → www.sunlightresearch.net/post/when-go...
#DataJournalism #Transparency
Tip Sheet: AccessFest 2025 Government Data Disappearing
This tip sheet can be used to find information on the disappearance of government data and explore what you can do to keep track of data relevant to your research and reporting.
www.sunlightresearch.net
October 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🔍Learn how to cross-check, preserve, and investigate datasets that vanish from the web.
🧾 When government data disappears tip sheet → www.sunlightresearch.net/post/when-go...
#DataJournalism #Transparency
🧾 When government data disappears tip sheet → www.sunlightresearch.net/post/when-go...
#DataJournalism #Transparency
MuckRock + Sunlight = a new model for powering investigations everywhere.
#Investigations
#Investigations
October 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
MuckRock + Sunlight = a new model for powering investigations everywhere.
#Investigations
#Investigations
Local accountability journalism deserves world-class tools and hands-on support. Learn more and join us today: www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/rebu...
Rebuilding the research desk in local newsrooms
A merger between MuckRock and Sunlight Research Center will help slimmed-down newsrooms investigate local governments, public officials, and more.
www.niemanlab.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Local accountability journalism deserves world-class tools and hands-on support. Learn more and join us today: www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/rebu...
🕵️ Nov 14: Join Jerry Mitchell to learn how to reopen cold cases, find new leads, and pursue justice through rigorous reporting.
Link to register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
Stick around for office hours after each workshop!
#ColdCases #Accountability #SunlightResearchCenter
Link to register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
Stick around for office hours after each workshop!
#ColdCases #Accountability #SunlightResearchCenter
Cracking Open Cold Cases with Jerry Mitchell | Sunlight Research
Join Sunlight Research Center and award-winning investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell for a practical workshop on reopening and reporting on cold cases, and finding the truth buried in decades-old evi...
www.sunlightresearch.net
October 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
🕵️ Nov 14: Join Jerry Mitchell to learn how to reopen cold cases, find new leads, and pursue justice through rigorous reporting.
Link to register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
Stick around for office hours after each workshop!
#ColdCases #Accountability #SunlightResearchCenter
Link to register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
Stick around for office hours after each workshop!
#ColdCases #Accountability #SunlightResearchCenter
🌍 Oct 31: Learn to follow global money trails & uncover who really controls international companies.
Anna Massoglia shares tools for tracing influence across borders.
Link to register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
#GlobalInvestigations #OpenSourceResearch #DataJournalism
Anna Massoglia shares tools for tracing influence across borders.
Link to register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
#GlobalInvestigations #OpenSourceResearch #DataJournalism
Money, Movement, and Misdirection | Sunlight Research
Join Sunlight Research Center and Anna Massoglia, Sunlight’s director of investigations, for a hands-on session on tracking the people, money, and networks behind international businesses.
www.sunlightresearch.net
October 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
🌍 Oct 31: Learn to follow global money trails & uncover who really controls international companies.
Anna Massoglia shares tools for tracing influence across borders.
Link to register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
#GlobalInvestigations #OpenSourceResearch #DataJournalism
Anna Massoglia shares tools for tracing influence across borders.
Link to register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
#GlobalInvestigations #OpenSourceResearch #DataJournalism
🔥 Join the transparency jam. File a records request about banned books in your area & help expose censorship in your backyard.
🕵️♀️ Get connected with the Data Liberation Project: www.muckrock.com/slack/
#Transparency #BannedBooks #MuckRock #SunlightResearchCenter
🕵️♀️ Get connected with the Data Liberation Project: www.muckrock.com/slack/
#Transparency #BannedBooks #MuckRock #SunlightResearchCenter
MuckRock
MuckRock is a collaborative news site that gives you the tools to hold the government accountable.
www.muckrock.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
🔥 Join the transparency jam. File a records request about banned books in your area & help expose censorship in your backyard.
🕵️♀️ Get connected with the Data Liberation Project: www.muckrock.com/slack/
#Transparency #BannedBooks #MuckRock #SunlightResearchCenter
🕵️♀️ Get connected with the Data Liberation Project: www.muckrock.com/slack/
#Transparency #BannedBooks #MuckRock #SunlightResearchCenter
The FOIAs Tour is uncovering censorship nationwide, from 600+ banned books in DoD schools to prison systems’ blacklists. Transparency meets rock & roll.
🎤 Support the project and grab a Ban’d Books shirt: muckrock.com/store/
#PressFreedom #OpenGov
🎤 Support the project and grab a Ban’d Books shirt: muckrock.com/store/
#PressFreedom #OpenGov
MuckRock
MuckRock is a collaborative news site that gives you the tools to hold the government accountable.
muckrock.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The FOIAs Tour is uncovering censorship nationwide, from 600+ banned books in DoD schools to prison systems’ blacklists. Transparency meets rock & roll.
🎤 Support the project and grab a Ban’d Books shirt: muckrock.com/store/
#PressFreedom #OpenGov
🎤 Support the project and grab a Ban’d Books shirt: muckrock.com/store/
#PressFreedom #OpenGov