The information exchange
Hard-to-find information on media, money and influence. Firsthand knowledge and private records, lawfully shared.
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Original evidence on media ownership, finance and influence. Agree the scope, price and permitted use before each commission.
The fee structure, duration, attribution and usage limits of one publisher’s news archive licence to an AI developer agreed in 2023, and how it was priced; the contract allows these terms to be disclosed.
How one media and advertising company’s acquisition was paid for, traced through charges, filings and foreign registries and corroborated by sellers, co-investors and former executives speaking about their own part.
Anonymised fee data from one polling firm’s own records: price per survey wave, sample sizes, focus groups and tracking packages sold to parties and campaigns, and the share paid by third parties.
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Search both information wanted and information offered. New member listings appear first.The fee structure, duration, attribution and usage limits of one publisher’s news archive licence to an AI developer agreed in 2023, and how it was priced; the contract allows these terms to be disclosed.
How one media and advertising company’s acquisition was paid for, traced through charges, filings and foreign registries and corroborated by sellers, co-investors and former executives speaking about their own part.
Anonymised fee data from one polling firm’s own records: price per survey wave, sample sizes, focus groups and tracking packages sold to parties and campaigns, and the share paid by third parties.
The owner of a contracting firm describes, first-hand and with dated notes kept at the time, requests for irregular payments made in connection with one school building contract, and how the firm responded.
Retention curves for every subscriber cohort at one national news portal since 2021, showing who stayed once the introductory price ended, by offer, plan length and acquisition channel, from the publisher’s own subscription data.
A former desk editor at one magazine group describes first-hand specific stories that were changed, delayed or dropped after pressure from owners, advertisers or officials.
A former adviser to a mayor who served one term explains how candidates for director posts at municipal companies were identified, vetted and approved, and what role parties played.
Anonymised, client-approved notes from an electoral lawyer who acted in 30 campaign finance cases, covering what triggered each case, how in-kind items were valued and how sanctions were negotiated.
One local newspaper’s own sales records of paid ads and sponsored pages bought by associations, chambers and ad hoc groups around eight contested council decisions, aggregated by buyer type with prices.
Interviews with applicants, agents, objectors and councillors in their official role establishing who sought each of 10 major plan changes in one regional centre since 2014, who owned the land at each stage and who gained.
A package of permitted production and promotion records showing the organisations that paid for one free community paper over the last 12 months, including payments routed through agencies or printers.
A member of the government working group that drafted one law on energy, sitting as an NGO representative, describes who took part, whose proposals shaped the text and what changed after the group handed over its draft.
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Only entries open for enquiries appear here. Asking prices and indicative budgets are separate from completed deal prices. Final scope, price and permitted use are agreed for each enquiry.
Share the scope first. Identities and supporting records follow only after the buyer and intended use have been approved.
Original evidence, clear provenance and the right to share. Direct experience belongs here.