MEDIA INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT

Thistlegorm Forensic provides investigative support to journalists, broadcasters, production companies and documentary producers where an assignment requires additional investigative capacity.

The service is designed to support media teams that already have a story, subject or editorial direction but require further investigative groundwork to develop, test or verify the information behind it.

Assignments may include background research, open-source intelligence, public-record research, document review, fact verification, chronology development, company and individual research, source identification, field enquiries, interview support and the collection and organisation of relevant information.

Thistlegorm Forensic can also assist where a project involves cross-border enquiries, difficult-to-access information, multiple sources, conflicting accounts or large volumes of material requiring structured review.

For international media projects, Thistlegorm Forensic can provide local investigative capability in relevant jurisdictions, allowing journalists and production teams to obtain information, verify facts and develop leads without having to deploy a full team for every stage of the investigation.

The role of Thistlegorm Forensic is to support the investigative process while allowing journalists, producers and editorial teams to retain full control over the story, editorial direction and final publication.

The service can support news investigations, long-form journalism, current affairs, factual programming and documentary productions requiring reliable investigative groundwork.