March 23rd, 2012
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Broadcasters don’t want to put campaign ad data online, so ProPublica pitches work-around » Nieman Journalism Lab

The FCC is considering granting the public more access to campaign ad data by forcing media companies to make transparent how ad money is spent. The National Association of Broadcasters is opposed to the rule and debate has been going on for months. 

In the meantime, ProPublica is taking action. 

“Instead of waiting for broadcasters and the FCC to figure things out, ProPublica is crowdsourcing a nationwide effort to collect the public files that trace the money spent on televised campaign ads: ‘If TV Stations Won’t Post Their Data on Political Ads, We Will,' the headline read.”

Read more about ProPublica’s efforts on Nieman Lab. For more background in the proposed FCC ruling, check out our previous ONA Issues post. 

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