Poderopedia Makes Political Connections More Transparent

By: Sonja Matanovic | 03/13/2013

In Chile, a website called Poderopedia has recently been launched by Knight International Journalism Fellow Miguel Paz. A crowdsourced map of business and political power, Poderopedia aims to make connections between people more transparent. Paz explains how some of the powerful people profiled are also some of the site's best contributors, during this interview for the U.S. radio show "To the Best of Our Knowledge."

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