<!-- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ --></p> <p>From <a href=""https://calmatters.org/author/sonya-quick/"" title=""Posts" by="" sonya="" quick="" class=""author" url="" fn="" rel=""author"">Sonia quickly</a>Calmness</p> <figure> <img decoding="async" width=""1200"" height=""675"" src=""https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1920x1080-Template-one-award-v2.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1"" class=""attachment-post-thumbnail" size-post-thumbnail="" wp-post-image="" alt="""" decoding=""async"" srcset=""https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1920x1080-Template-one-award-v2.png?w=1920&ssl=1" https:="" sizes=""(max-width:"/><figcaption>Gabriel Hongsduzit Graphics, Calmatters</figcaption></figure> <p>This story was originally published by <a href=""https://calmatters.org/"">Calmatters</a>S <a href=""https://calmatters.org/subscribe-to-calmatters/"">Register</a> about their ballots.</p> <p>Calmatters <a href=""https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/"">Digital democracy</a> CBS-TV cooperation has been awarded with <a href=""https://emmysf.tv/awards-2-2/"">Emperor</a> From the head of Northern California of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.</p> <p>A video piece, <a href=""https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/california-lawmakers-kill-popular-bills-not-voting/"">“Using a new AI, grieving mothers discover the lawmakers in California who killed the popular fentanyl Bill of * not * vote”</a> He told the story of how mothers advocating for Fentanyl’s legislation are upset to learn through digital democracy that their bills died when legislators refused to vote.</p> <p>The broadcast followed the history of Calmatters, <a href=""https://calmatters.org/digital-democracy/2024/04/california-democrats-no-votes/"">“Power should never say no. How California Democrats kill bills without voting against them. ”</a> CBS correspondent co -author Julie Watts and Calmatters Ryan Sabalow reporter. History uses data from digital democracy to show that instead of direct vote against a bill, Democrats often kill bills, refusing to vote.</p> <p>Launched in 2024, digital democracy is an unprecedented AI instrument, which traces every word spoken in public hearing, every dollar donated to politicians, every bill introduced, each voted and others.</p> <p>The entrance of Calmatters and CBS won in the category of politics and government news, which also worshiped KCRA 3. The award recognizes CBS correspondent Julie Watts and producer Dennis Lopez, along with Calmators Sameea Kamal and Ryan Sabalow reporters. Fuaad Hoszud, Professor of Computer Science in Cal Polly San Louis Obyspo and architect of digital democracy, was also recognized.</p> <p>“First of all, digital democracy has transformed the way I do my job … Everyone in this room should use it,” Watts said when he accepted the prize to Dave Lesher, co -founder of Calmatters, senior editor and leader of digital democracy. “This is one of the many reporting stories I made this year that I could not do without this incredible tool that Dave Leshire is responsible for and I couldn’t do this and several other stories without these incredible women.”</p> <p><a href=""https://calmatters.org/category/digital-democracy/"">Read more stories</a> from Calletats who used digital democracy data.</p> <p>This article was <a href=""https://calmatters.org/inside-the-newsroom/2025/06/digital-democracy-emmy-win/"">Originally Published on CalMatters</a> and was reissued under <a href=""https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"">Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Noderivatives</a> License.</p> <p> Copy HTML
