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Articles tagged Free the Files (4)

Five years after launch, ProPublica’s Stephen Engelberg and Richard Tofel reflect on the nonprofit’s early days, getting readers involved in investigations, and the health of nonprofit journalism.
“Casino-driven design is all about reducing friction to participation.”
The nonprofit’s ambitious effort got hundreds of readers to sift through television ad spending records. Here’s what they learned along the way. Amanda Zamora
The site wants your help assembling a database of television ad buys in swing states.