<!-- 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=""800"" src=""https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/040324-DD-Dave-Lesher-FG-CM-08.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1"" class=""attachment-post-thumbnail" size-post-thumbnail="" wp-post-image="" alt=""Dave" lesher="" and="" ryan="" sabalow="" in="" the="" calmatters="" newsroom="" on="" april="" photo="" by="" fred="" greaves="" for="" decoding=""async"" srcset=""https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/040324-DD-Dave-Lesher-FG-CM-08.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1" https:="" sizes=""(max-width:"/><figcaption>Digital Democracy reporter Ryan Sabalow, left and SalMatters Senior Editor Dave Leshire Review on the Digital Democracy page in the CalMatters news room on April 3, 2024. Photo from Fred Greaves for 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 cooperation with CBS-TV are again <a href=""https://emmysf.tv/files/2025/05/E25-Nomination-Press-Release.pdf"">nominated</a> For the Emmy Awards, after two previous Emmy wins and the nomination of three years in a row.</p> <p>Both awards given by the head of Northern California of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences are for work produced in partnership with CBS News and using Deep Reporting by CalMatters’ <a href=""https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/"">Digital democracy</a>A tool that uses data and artificial intelligence to study government. This came just a week after the digital democracy was <a href=""https://calmatters.org/inside-the-newsroom/2025/05/journalism-innovation-digital-democracy/"">awarded</a> The Punch Sulzberger Award for Innovation in Journalism at the National Awards of Poynte Journalism.</p> <p><a href=""https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/california-lawmakers-kill-popular-bills-not-voting/"">“<strong>Using new AI, grieving mothers discover the lawmakers in California who killed the popular fantanil Bill of * not * voting</strong>“</a> The state government’s analysis of couples from the State Government with a video reporting by Julie Watts of CBS News. The entrance has been nominated to reflect politics and government news and recognizes Watts and producer Dennis Lopez, along with CalMatters 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>The video tells the story of how Fentanyl’s defenders were upset to learn through digital democracy that their bills had died when legislators refused to vote. 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> Watts co -author and Calmatters reporter Ryan Sabalow. 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>And <a href=""https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/california-democrats-getting-money-from-big-oil-and-voting-against-environmental-laws/""><strong>“Why some California Democrats take large oil money and vote against environmental laws”</strong></a> Analysis of CBS news driven by digital democracy, this time for a short -form policy and state content nomination. The segment reveals that “California Republicans in Congress have voted against most (92%) environmental bills in the last session, although studies show that most people who represent that legislators should do more to prevent climate change.”</p> <p>The nomination recognizes CBS Watts with Grace Mandei, Kurtis Ming, Jui Sarvat and Dennis Lopez – again with Khosmood.</p> <p>Amy winners will be announced on June 14 in Sacramento.</p> <p>Calmatters <a href=""https://calmatters.org/inside-the-newsroom/2023/06/calmatters-first-emmy-award-displays-the-power-of-collaboration/"">first</a> Emmy Winn was two years ago for Watts with the participation of Calmatters reporter, the reflection of Julie Cart’s reporter from the devastating effects of endless fires on the mental health of firefighters in California. And <a href=""https://calmatters.org/inside-the-newsroom/2024/06/emmy-calmatters-cbs-partnership/"">secondly</a> The Emmy Award last year was for Calant’s criminal justice reporter Nigel Duara and Julie Watts for their segment on how California investigates firing by law enforcement officers.</p> <p>This article was <a href=""https://calmatters.org/inside-the-newsroom/2025/05/emmy-nominations-digital-democracy/"">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
