1.1. Opposition candidates that seek to renew their mandate, with those most absent from sessions at the top

Journalist Laura Serra (Political section, paper edition) and the LNData team worked together to study the attendance records of 74 national deputies (members of the lower chamber of Congress) that aspired to extend their mandate in the Parliamentary Elections of 2013. The conclusion the team arrived at after studying the data is that, of the… Seguir leyendo 1.1. Opposition candidates that seek to renew their mandate, with those most absent from sessions at the top

2013 Legislative Elections in Argentina

  Introduction LA NACIÓN produced a multimedia and multiplatform coverage of the 2013 parliamentary elections with a focus on innovation through database journalism as the fundamental tool to show the contents in a new way and to present the information transparently for the electorate and citizens in general. To add value to the press coverage… Seguir leyendo 2013 Legislative Elections in Argentina

Making public the salaries of the President and ministers in less than 24 hours

From the beginning we were interested in taking the greatest advantage of Declaraciones Juradas Abiertas (Open Asset Declarations), the site we created to inform in an understandable and accessible way the statements of wealth of the main officials of the three branches of government. That is why we thought of working with their salaries. The… Seguir leyendo Making public the salaries of the President and ministers in less than 24 hours

Tecnópolis: a fair, a couple and the milloinaire that was poor

In 2012, reading the Official Bulletin (Boletín official), we started to detect high prices in the direct hiring of firms for building stands at a fair organized by the national government, known as “Tecnópolis”, and that functions as a mega show of science, art and technology, inaugurated in June 2011 by the president, Cristina Fernández… Seguir leyendo Tecnópolis: a fair, a couple and the milloinaire that was poor