This is a field of the
Media Form. That form is included in topics that describe media, such as newspaper articles, video, pictures, TV clips, etc. that may be of interest.
The
Media Group provides information on the general source and use of the media item, such as News, Govt Doc , Request Letter , Response Letter , News Release , Resolution , etc. It allows us to group the media types together to make it easier to find the media of interest or at least to flag them accordingly.
Name |
Type |
Tooltip message |
News |
option |
Article, video, etc. usually obtained from news media |
Corp Doc |
option |
Document from private sector, usually a corporation |
Govt Doc |
option |
Document obtained from a governmental body or institution. |
Audit |
option |
Historical review of data, here most likely regarding elections. |
News Release |
option |
Information actively released by some entity. Visit Press Room for all news releases from Citizens Oversight |
Legal Doc |
option |
Legal or court document |
Legislation |
option |
Legislation which is or was being processed by federal, state, or local governmental bodies. |
Letter |
option |
Letter to or from govt or other entity. |
Op Ed |
option |
Opinion and/or editorial |
Blog Entry |
option |
Original Article |
Procedure |
option |
Oversight Procedure or Best Practices Document |
Whitepaper |
option |
persuasive, authoritative, in-depth report. |
CPRA |
option |
Public Records Request and responses |
Research |
option |
Reseach publications by Non-Governmental Organizations |
Standard |
option |
Standard of practice, best practice, guidelines, recommendations |