Let There Be Light
by Jennifer Pullinger
Many in the media cognoscenti believe that the internet, and blogs in particular, are the most democratic mass medium available and the easiest way for citizens to participate in the political process. What could be more democratic than a website devoted to open government?
RichmondSunlight.com was created by Waldo Jaquith, a 28-year old Virginia Tech graduate and Charlottesville resident. Jaquith, who has been developing websites since he was 16, including the definitive Dave Matthews Band fan site http://www.nancies.org/ and the community scuttlebutt blog http://www.cvillenews.com/, says the website’s name refers to the idea of government transparency, specifically that of the General Assembly.
How RichmondSunlight.com works is it collects, or aggregates, information about the General Assembly and presents it in a user-friendly format so those following along at home can stay on top of what Virginia’s lawmakers are doing.
(For the rest of the story...) Source: Brick Weekly
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