Everlaw Provides Investigative Tech to Journalists for Corruption Probes

Investigative journalism always mattered, but it feels as though trailblazing journalists matter more these days. With the Department of Justice being run as a concierge service to shakedown the president’s enemies , and traditional journalism outfits like CBS News turning into marketing agencies for billionaire ownership , the constellation of actors working — sometimes imperfectly — toward justice has grown dimmer. What’s left are journalism outfits trying to piece together important stories at a time when factual records are increasingly complex and reporters face mounting financial pressure. Everlaw looked at this landscape and realized the same tool lawyers use to pick apart terabytes worth of emails and spreadsheets to guarantee that Globocorp defeats Worldwide Widgets could also help reporters sort through the same categories of documents to uncover the next Watergate. This morning, Everlaw announced that newsroom investigations supported through its Everlaw for Good program have more than tripled year over year. The company’s free-and-discounted program now supplies more than 50 newsrooms and journalist organizations deploying the technology across more than 175 investigations, including USA TODAY, Le Monde, and WIRED. The broader program, which also serves legal aid groups, nonprofits, pro bono teams, and CJA panel attorneys, has passed 1,000 matters and $8 million in donated technology since 2017. Confronting Biglaw’s ‘snake eating its own tail’ problem.