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A second set of eyes on a story still finding its shape
Zerovix supports independent and staff reporters working on non-criminal investigative subjects — helping decide what a story needs before it goes to print, not after.
9 yrs
Working with newsrooms
140+
Drafts reviewed
60 hrs
Transcript, avg. per project
3
Core services
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What we actually do
Zerovix works alongside reporters on subjects that are complicated without being criminal — institutions, industries, and long-running disputes that take patience to untangle. We don't publish and we don't chase bylines. Our work sits earlier: scoping a subject honestly, reading transcripts closely, and thinking through how a piece treats the people named in it.
- — Material stays with the reporter, always
- — Sessions are structured, not open-ended
- — Written notes follow every engagement
— services, in brief —
Three points of support
Investigation Scoping Session
A frank conversation about how large a subject really is, before months are committed to it.
Learn moreInterview Transcript Review
A close read that marks the quotations carrying the story and the questions still left open.
Learn moreFairness and Response Handling
Guidance on how to approach named parties, and how to represent their replies fairly.
Learn more— notes from the field —
Recent writing
Scoping
When a Subject Is Too Big to Finish
Notes on recognising a story that needs cutting down before it can be told well.
Transcripts
The Quote You Almost Cut
Why the least dramatic line in a transcript is often the one worth keeping.
Fairness
Writing to Someone Who Won't Reply
How to leave a fair record of an approach, even when nobody answers it.
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Craft over pace
- A subject is only worth pursuing once its size is honestly understood.
- A close reading of a transcript can save weeks of chasing the wrong thread.
- Fairness to a subject is part of the story's credibility, not separate from it.
- Every engagement ends with something written down, not just a conversation.
Bring a draft, a transcript, or just a rough idea.
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What reporters say
"The scoping session saved me from spending a year on a subject that needed a single, sharper article instead."
Ratna Wulandari
Freelance reporter
"They found two follow-up questions buried in six hours of tape that I'd read past three times."
Dimas Prasetyo
Editor, regional desk
"The letter templates gave the piece a tone I couldn't have found on deadline alone."
Ayu Kusumaningtyas
Staff writer
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