Support

Independent reporting
takes resources.

Travel. Research. Cameras. Production. Security. Technology. Getting to the story costs money — and audience support is what keeps the work answerable to its audience.

A note from Nick

To everyone who has supported me on this journey, thank you. Your generosity is what keeps me going.

I'm not backed by a corporation or a media company. Every dollar you donate goes directly to me and helps fund the investigations.

These funds will support security, travel, legal costs, equipment, and the time it takes to get the story right.

Any amount helps, and every single contribution directly impacts the work I'm able to do.

Thank you for believing in what we're building together.

— Nick Shirley

What it pays for

Field reporting

Travel, lodging and the plain cost of being physically present where a story is happening.

Research

Public records requests, document retrieval and the time it takes to read all of it.

Production

Cameras, audio, storage and the editing behind publishing long-form video.

Independence

Audience support keeps the reporting answerable to its audience rather than to advertisers.