OpenSecrets
Washington-based
Remote
Full-time
40/week
No
Course credit required?
If credit required, you must enroll in FMS-0099-03 this spring
About the Site
Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, our mission is to serve as the trusted authority on money in American politics. We pursue our mission by providing comprehensive and reliable data, analysis and tools for policymakers, storytellers and citizens. Our vision is for Americans to use data on money in politics to create a more vibrant, representative and responsive democracy. We pursue our mission with three goals: Data: We collect, clean and create access to quality and timely data on money in politics for an informed public. Insights: We generate and publish regular analysis, reports and user-friendly tools for people to interpret our data. Engagement: We fuel a growing community of policymakers, storytellers, and citizens who follow the money in American politics.
About the Winternship
Winterns interested in journalism can writes news stories based on OpenSecrets data, digging into campaign finance and/or lobbying data. Alternatively, a Wintern interested in communications/PR can engage in media relations project TBD.
Fully remote, with an option to work in a shared space in Washington, DC