Trusted Source: How a Virginia Nonprofit Gained Bipartisan Support in an Era of Political Polarization - Couverture rigide

Poole, David M.

 
9780813953472: Trusted Source: How a Virginia Nonprofit Gained Bipartisan Support in an Era of Political Polarization
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ISBN 10 : 0813953472 ISBN 13 : 9780813953472
Editeur : University of Virginia Press, 2025

Synopsis

How the Virginia Public Access Project revolutionized political transparency and won public trust

In 1997, journalist David Poole launched a one-employee nonprofit to shine light on a blind spot in Virginia's lax campaign finance system. Over the next quarter century, the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) assumed an increasingly larger role in state politics by addressing two crises in American democracy - the decline of newspapers and the tribalization of politics. VPAP built a sustainable business model that provided paywall-free insights into state politics. Most important, VPAP adhered to a fiercely independent, fact-based approach that won the trust of Republicans and Democrats alike.

Trusted Source, written by VPAP's founder, tells the unlikely story of how his organization revolutionized political transparency in Virginia. It describes the precarious early days when VPAP was financially dependent upon the same powerful interests it was shining a light on. Reflecting on VPAP's first twenty-five years, Poole brings a unique perspective to some of the most vexing issues of our time: money in politics, the crisis of American newspapers, the fracturing of information sources, and the precipitous erosion of confidence in our institutions. His account provides a blueprint for plucky nonprofits and offers hope that bipartisan trust is still possible, even in times as troubled as ours.

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À propos de l'auteur

David M. Poole was Executive Director of the Virginia Public Access Project, Inc., from 1997 to 2023.

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Éditeur
University of Virginia Press
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0813953472
ISBN 13 
9780813953472
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
198
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ISBN 10 :  0813953480 ISBN 13 :  9780813953489
Editeur : University of Virginia Press, 2025
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