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 |
News Release |
option |
Information actively released by some entity. Visit Press Room for all news releases from Citizens Oversight |
Govt Doc |
option |
Document obtained from a governmental body or institution. |
Research |
option |
Reseach publications by Non-Governmental Organizations |
Corp Doc |
option |
Document from private sector, usually a corporation |
Blog Entry |
option |
Original Article |
Op Ed |
option |
Opinion and/or editorial |
Legal Doc |
option |
Legal or court document |
CPRA |
option |
Public Records Request and responses |
Procedure |
option |
Oversight Procedure or Best Practices Document |
Standard |
option |
Standard of practice, best practice, guidelines, recommendations |
Legislation |
option |
Legislation which is or was being processed by federal, state, or local governmental bodies. |
Audit |
option |
Historical review of data, here most likely regarding elections. |
Whitepaper |
option |
persuasive, authoritative, in-depth report. |
Letter |
option |
Letter to or from govt or other entity. |