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Support at three stages of a story
Each service is scoped and priced on its own — bring the one you need, or all three across a project.
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Investigation Scoping Session
An early conversation about how large a subject really is, which parts are documented, and where a smaller piece would serve readers better than an open-ended pursuit. Suited to reporters weighing whether to commit months to a subject.
- — One 90-minute session with a written scope note
- — A shortlist of records to try first
- — A suggested stopping point
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Interview Transcript Review
A careful read of transcripts to mark quotations that carry the story, passages that need clarification, and moments where a follow-up question was missed. Nothing is published or shared; material stays with you.
- — Up to six hours of transcript per engagement
- — Marked quotations and a summary of themes
- — A list of open questions
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Fairness and Response Handling
Guidance on approaching organisations and individuals named in a piece: what to send, how long to allow, and how to represent a reply that arrives late or partially. The aim is a piece that reads as measured rather than accusatory.
- — Two sessions of 60 minutes with drafted correspondence
- — Letter templates
- — A log for recording each approach
— how it runs —
A typical engagement
01
Get in touch
Describe the subject and where it currently stands.
02
Choose a service
We confirm which service fits the stage you're at.
03
Do the session
We meet, read, or draft together within the agreed scope.
04
Receive notes
A written note or log follows, yours to keep and use.
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A note on scope
Each service has a fixed scope, listed above. If a project runs past that scope — more transcript hours, more correspondence rounds — we'll say so plainly before continuing, rather than letting the work quietly expand.
— included across all services —
- A written note or document at the close of every session
- Material handled in confidence and returned or discarded on request
- A plain answer if a subject falls outside what we can help with
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