By Kelly Hinchcliffe – March 17, 2016 Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of articles being published by Poynter to commemorate Sunshine Week. View the rest here. In honor of Sunshine Week, I asked fellow journalists on Twitter to share their favorite open government stories from around the country. Here are some of their top picks along with a few of my favorites, including a story I worked on with several news organizations in North Carolina. If I missed your favorite Sunshine Week story, send me a link on Twitter @RecordsGeek.”
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Daily Archives: March 18, 2016
Twitter Timeline requires users to Opt-Out
Gizmodo – “Much to the chagrin of anyone who hates algorithms, it appears that Twitter’s new timeline—the one that displays tweets based on importance rather than chronology—is now the default setting for all users. Twitter rolled out the feature in February, but it was initially opt-in. Now, however, reports are emerging that the company has… Continue Reading
Did Liquidity Providers Become Liquidity Seekers? Evidence from the CDS-Bond Basis During the 2008 Financial Crisis
Choi, Jaewon and Shachar, Or, Did Liquidity Providers Become Liquidity Seekers? Evidence from the CDS-Bond Basis During the 2008 Financial Crisis (March 16, 2016). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2748881 “The misalignment of corporate bond and CDS spreads (the CDS-bond basis) during the 2008 financial crisis is often attributed to dealers shedding inventories when liquidity… Continue Reading
Full-time female lawyers continue to earn less than male counterparts
ABA Journal – “Median pay for full-time female lawyers was 77.4 percent of the pay earned by their male counterparts, according to data for 2014 released earlier this month by the U.S. Census Bureau. In all law-related jobs, median pay for female workers in 2014 was 51.6 percent of the pay received by male workers,… Continue Reading
Taxpayer Interest Income Hits New Low According to Latest IRS Data
“Assertions and questions about alleged income disparity as well as reports of Americans’ stagnant wages have become important aspects of this year’s election debate. You can do your own fact-check on such issues using the free Taxpayer Returns application on the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) website. This unique tool lets you examine the kinds… Continue Reading
Baby bald eagle hatches at the National Arboretum
Follow up to previous posting – Washington DC Bald Eagle Nest Cam Update – today via Washington Post – “Experts said they weren’t immediately able to tell much about the eaglet because the parents are taking turns sitting on top of the nest.” The American Eagle Foundation allows you to watch the pair and the… Continue Reading
