Political Party Time

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Political Party Time tracks the political fundraising circuit one party at a time

URL
http://politicalpartytime.org/
Keywords
parties, US, Sunlight Foundation, politics, follow the money, lobbying, corruption, campaigns
Project Current Phase
Released
Project Start Date
2008
Launch Date
2008
Most Recent Update
2015
Update Frequency
yes
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
Yes
Query
Yes
Geographic Map
Timelines
Lists
Yes
Network Visualisation
Other Visualisation
Raw Data
Yes

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 (US)
Partners

Impact

Indicators of reach and impact of the project

Target Audience
Online Audience Reached
International
Twitter
Yes (1552 followers)
Publisher's Twitter Followers
Online Rank
Google: 5 Alexa: 1,351,211 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
N/A /

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

Data Sources

Team

Team size and expertise

Team Size
Medium
Team Experience
Research
Some
Data Science
Dedicated
Engineering
Dedicated
Design
Dedicated

Project Methodology

What strategies were in place for managing the project?

Project Methodology
Agile
Open Source
Yes
Open Data
No
Budget
N/A
Contracting
N/A
Risk Planning
No planning
Sustainability Planning
Updated

Documented Practices

Documentation about project practices

: http://politicalpartytime.org/api/

Practices

How projects handle different aspects of data management

Data Modeling
List
Ethical Collection
Informal guidelines
Ethical Storage
N/A
Data Collection
External Sources
Data Collection
Data Verification
Spot Check
Data Cleaning
N/A
Data Analysis
Classification / Tagging / Categories / Linking
Data Description
Basic
Data Licensing
Public
Ethical Publishing
Signed project
Ethical Publishing
Data Publishing Mode
API