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  "id": "2001-marchapril-tipsheets-for-local-elections",
  "slug": "2001-marchapril-tipsheets-for-local-elections",
  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/2001-marchapril-tipsheets-for-local-elections.html",
  "year": 2001,
  "month": "March/April",
  "monthNum": 3,
  "headline": "Tipsheets for local elections",
  "kicker": "",
  "author_name": "",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "",
  "summary": "A collection of tipsheets providing guidance on using computer-assisted reporting (CAR) and databases to investigate local elections, including lobbyist influence, official salaries, and campaign contributions.",
  "keywords": [
    "elections",
    "reporting",
    "investigations"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Government & Politics",
    "Investigative Methods",
    "Data & Databases"
  ],
  "technologies": [],
  "full_text": "Tipsheets for local elections:\n\nTipsheet # 923. Francis Gilpin of the Tampa Tribune examined how CAR can help discover the power of local lobbyists in elections. (1999, Boston).\n\nTipsheet # 924. David Washburn offered tips on local reporting including past stories on commissioner salaries and elections. (1999, Boston).\n\nTipsheet # 478. This tipsheet includes a list of election story ideas as well as tips on setting up a contributions database.",
  "provenance": {
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    "extracted_at": "2026-07-05",
    "verified": true
  },
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      "slug": "2004-march-getting-set-for-election-coverage",
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    {
      "slug": "2006-march-april-covering-congress-states-getting-trickier",
      "score": 0.275
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    {
      "slug": "2000-november-tipsheets",
      "score": 0.274
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  ],
  "html_url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/2001-marchapril-tipsheets-for-local-elections.html",
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