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How Investigative Reporters Follow the Money

How Investigative Reporters Follow the Money

Explaining the practical techniques reporters use to connect budgets, companies, ownership records, contracts, and financial disclosures without overstating what documents prove.

David Kross

David Kross · 30 Sep 2026 · 8 min read

The Evidence Standard Behind a High-Stakes Investigation

The Evidence Standard Behind a High-Stakes Investigation

30 Sep · 8 min read

The Local Consequences of a Global Shipping Disruption

The Local Consequences of a Global Shipping Disruption

30 Sep · 8 min read

04 Public Accountability
The Paper Trail Behind a City’s Vanishing Road Budget

28 Sep · 8 min read
05 Public Accountability
Inside the Procurement Chain That Supplies a Growing Public Hospital

28 Sep · 8 min read
06 Public Accountability
The Long Route of a Single Government Contract

27 Sep · 8 min read
07 Technology & Power
When a Public Database Goes Quiet, What Happens to the Record?

27 Sep · 8 min read
08 Public Accountability
How Small Amendments Can Reshape a Major Public Project

27 Sep · 8 min read

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How Investigative Reporters Follow the Money

How Investigative Reporters Follow the Money

30 Sep · 8 min read

The Evidence Standard Behind a High-Stakes Investigation

The Evidence Standard Behind a High-Stakes Investigation

30 Sep · 8 min read

The Local Consequences of a Global Shipping Disruption

The Local Consequences of a Global Shipping Disruption

30 Sep · 8 min read

The Paper Trail Behind a City’s Vanishing Road Budget

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The Paper Trail Behind a City’s Vanishing Road Budget

28 Sep · 8 min read

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The Paper Trail of a Cross-Border Investigation

The Paper Trail of a Cross-Border Investigation

A practical reconstruction of how journalists coordinate documents, sources, translations, verification, and legal review across jurisdictions.

18 Sep 2026 · 8 min read

How Border Data Becomes a Policy Tool

How Border Data Becomes a Policy Tool

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The Paper Trail Behind a City’s Vanishing Road Budget

The Paper Trail Behind a City’s Vanishing Road Budget

A document-led investigation into how a routine infrastructure budget can become difficult to trace once projects move across departments and contractors.

28 Sep 2026 · 8 min read

Inside the Procurement Chain That Supplies a Growing Public Hospital

Inside the Procurement Chain That Supplies a Growing Public Hospital

The Long Route of a Single Government Contract

The Long Route of a Single Government Contract

How Small Amendments Can Reshape a Major Public Project

How Small Amendments Can Reshape a Major Public Project

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The Audit Trail Behind a New Urban Transit Line

The Audit Trail Behind a New Urban Transit Line

A document-based reconstruction of planning decisions, cost revisions, and milestones surrounding a large public transport project.

How a Port Modernization Project Changes the Local Economy

How a Port Modernization Project Changes the Local Economy

The Quiet Business of Selling Access to Public Information

The Quiet Business of Selling Access to Public Information

The Offshore Ownership Maze Behind Commercial Property

The Offshore Ownership Maze Behind Commercial Property

Technology & Power

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When a Public Database Goes Quiet, What Happens to the Record?

When a Public Database Goes Quiet, What Happens to the Record?

An examination of how changes to public datasets can make important decisions harder for journalists, researchers, and citizens to reconstruct.

The Data Brokers Mapping Everyday Consumer Behavior

The Data Brokers Mapping Everyday Consumer Behavior

Inside the Tender Documents for a Digital Identity System

Inside the Tender Documents for a Digital Identity System

The Quiet Expansion of Surveillance Infrastructure

The Quiet Expansion of Surveillance Infrastructure

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Inside the Procurement Chain That Supplies a Growing Public Hospital

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Inside the Procurement Chain That Supplies a Growing Public Hospital

Following purchase orders, delivery records, and inspection notes to understand where accountability can weaken in complex public procurement.

Marcus Vance· 28 Sep 2026 · 8 min read

The Quiet Business of Selling Access to Public Information

Corporate Investigations

The Quiet Business of Selling Access to Public Information

How Private Contractors Enter Public Emergency Response

Public Accountability

How Private Contractors Enter Public Emergency Response

The Digital Forensics of a Disappearing Web Page

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The Digital Forensics of a Disappearing Web Page

What a Company’s Supplier List Can Reveal

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What a Company’s Supplier List Can Reveal

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Inside the Market for Political Advertising Data

Investigative Journalism

Inside the Market for Political Advertising Data

Inside the Modern Fact-Checking Workflow

Investigative Journalism

Inside the Modern Fact-Checking Workflow

How Streaming Changed the Economics of Local Culture

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How Streaming Changed the Economics of Local Culture

The Hidden Cost of Delayed Public Records

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The Hidden Cost of Delayed Public Records

An investigation into the practical consequences of slow access to records when public institutions are expected to explain decisions quickly.

Nora Bennett· 27 Sep 2026