"By joining forces, MuckRock and Sunlight Research Center hope they can bring the research desk back to more newsrooms. Sunlight has particular expertise in helping local newsrooms with projects at the iron core of local news: covering local government and holding public officials to account. The merger also fits with a bigger trend as more nonprofit news organizations look for ways to share services and stay on this side of sustainable."
"Ahead of the 2024 election - thanks to funding from Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, Knight Foundation, and MuckRock - Sunlight trained more than 200 journalists from 90 newsrooms across the country. "We called it the George Santos prevention program," Swicegood said, referring to the Republican representative who was elected before false claims about everything from his work experience and college volleyball days to appearing on Hannah Montana and rescuing pets came to light. (President Trump recently commuted Santos' prison sentence.)"
MuckRock merged with Sunlight Research Center to provide more hands-on research support to newsrooms, focusing on local government reporting and accountability. Sunlight's four full-time and three part-time staff joined MuckRock's 14-person team. Brandi Swicegood became MuckRock's first chief editorial and programs officer, and Anna Massoglia became editor. Sunlight developed training and resources for deep background research on political candidates and trained over 200 journalists from 90 newsrooms ahead of the 2024 election with funding from the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, Knight Foundation, and MuckRock. The organizations aim to revive research desks in local newsrooms and support investigative reporting.
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