TVW Introduces SCOUT

by Jan Goehring

TVW, the Washington state public affairs network, is offering an innovative service to citizens who want to follow public policy issues and the legislative process. This new tool, called SCOUT, allows the public to easily keep track of issues. SCOUT will track video and bill information and automatically send it to those who open a free account.

According to TVW, SCOUT offers:

• Access to tracking all TVW video and legislative documentation (bills, bill reports, amendments, etc.).
• The ability to save video, legislative documents or highlighted video clips in a personal account library.
• Options to share video, documents or highlighted video clips via e-mail, social media like Facebook and Twitter, or create formal reports.

Comments

[James Kester]

This is cool. However, who is paying for this service?

[Greg Lane]

James -- TVW is a private non-profit organization, supported through a combination state, private and foundation funding. Modeled after C-SPAN, TVW has been broadcasting here in Washington state since 1995. SCOUT is offered as a free public service and TVW is supporting it as part of the overall resource we offer to help citizens stay informed about state public affairs. You can learn more about TVW at www.tvw.org.