Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
of Mudslinging
Michael Beckel
Reporter, Center for Public Integrity
@mjbeckel: 202-481-1249
mbeckel@publicintegrity.org
Whats in a name?
Google/Nexis
Has someone else written about it?
Does the group have a website?
IF YES, who registered the website? WHOIS
WHOIS lookup
Sometimes useful. Sometimes a
dead end.
PAC
Super PAC
State-level PACs
Search Secretary of States websites
527 committees
Some political committees report to
the IRS
Labor unions
Unions must regularly report to the Dept. of Labor
LM-2 filings
FCC records
Each TV station maintains online
political files regarding advertisers.
Other resources
Organizations like the Center for Responsive
Politics, National Institute on Money in State
Politics and Sunlight Foundation make
campaign finance data more user-friendly
THANK YOU!
Tip sheet: bit.ly/BehindTheAds
Michael Beckel
Reporter, Center for Public Integrity
@mjbeckel
202-481-1249
mbeckel@publicintegrity.org