Investigative Journalism
Reporting on newsrooms, information systems, source protection, verification, and the business of journalism.
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.
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.
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 Inspectors Who Keep Aging Buildings Safe
A look inside building inspection systems, staffing pressures, paperwork, and the difficult decisions that determine whether warnings become repairs.
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.
How Municipal Waste Contracts Become Hard to Compare
An investigation into fragmented tenders, different service definitions, and reporting practices that can obscure the real cost of waste collection.
How School Construction Delays Accumulate One Approval at a Time
Tracing permits, procurement steps, design changes, and inspections to show how seemingly small delays compound into long project timelines.
The Missing Link in a City’s Affordable Housing Pipeline
Investigating the gap between housing targets announced on paper and the homes that actually reach completion and occupancy.
When Safety Standards Meet a Fast-Growing Construction Market
Exploring how inspection capacity, subcontracting, and changing construction practices can complicate enforcement of safety rules.
How a Local Newsroom Builds an Investigative Story From Scratch
A behind-the-scenes account of documents, interviews, verification, corrections, and editorial decisions that turn scattered clues into accountable reporting.
How Private Contractors Enter Public Emergency Response
Examining the contracts, responsibilities, and oversight arrangements that emerge when governments rely on outside firms during urgent situations.
The Quiet Expansion of Surveillance Infrastructure
A document-led examination of how cameras, sensors, and analytics can spread across public spaces through separate projects that are rarely viewed together.
How a Housing Register Becomes a Measure of Inequality
Investigating what waiting lists reveal about demand, eligibility rules, supply constraints, and the families behind the statistics.
Inside the Market for Political Advertising Data
Examining the infrastructure that connects audience data, advertising platforms, targeting tools, and campaigns without making claims about any specific campaign.
How a University Research Grant Becomes a Public Record
Tracing grant announcements, project reports, procurement records, and research outputs to understand how public research funding can be audited.