Clear-eyed. Uncompromising. The Index investigates how technology reshapes power and society. Founded in 2025, The Index speaks truth to power in a digital age. Through tenacious reporting, provocative commentary, and spirited debate about technology and society, The Index empowers readers to fight for justice and equality in an era of unprecedented corporate control.
By providing a deeper understanding of the world as it is—and as it could be—we drive bold ideas into the conversation and ignite debates far beyond our pages. We expose how power really works in the age of big tech, artificial intelligence, and algorithmic control.
We believe in intellectual freedom. We value facts and transparency. We argue that dissent is patriotic and we hold the powerful to account, no matter their political persuasion. We raise up the promise of a more democratic tomorrow while we agitate for meaningful change today. Above all, we aspire to galvanize a more informed public—one equipped with a more profound understanding of how technology and power shape our world.
The Index is self funded and independent.
Documented is an investigative watchdog and journalism project committed to holding the powerful interests that undermine our democracy accountable.
We believe that hard-hitting, investigative journalism is needed now more than ever.
Corporations and wealthy donors have far too much power and influence in our political and justice systems. Profits and shareholders are too often put ahead of everyday people. The very real and urgent dangers of climate change are being downplayed or ignored. Our democracy itself is under attack.
None of us are neutral in these fights, and we don't pretend to be. Documented works to level the playing field by pulling back the curtain on those in power to expose corruption. We publish and report on documents, audio, video and other materials that lay bare corporate interests and their network of operatives’ best laid plans to rig the system.
Documented passionately believes that investigative journalism that holds the powerful accountable, serves a critical role in society. To have as large an impact as possible, we frequently partner with other journalists and media outlets with far greater reach in both formal and informal capacities. We do this either as media partners, or as issue experts. If you are a journalist or editor, we have more details on how to contact us about partnerships here. We also occasionally provide our research to non-profits, academics, policymakers or other interested groups for use in their work.
The findings of our investigations have appeared in most (if not all) major US print, online and broadcast news outlets. This has included The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Intercept, NPR, MSNBC and CNN. Our research and reporting has been frequently cited by policymakers, in particular during congressional oversight hearings, and has been used repeatedly by campaign groups pushing for progressive change.
Anti-capitalist on-demand digital streaming platform launching in late 2019. Our subscribers will have access to a library of long- and short-form TV shows and movies - from talk shows, documentaries, stand-up comedy, to adult animation, dramas and more. Means TV will never have advertisers or corporate investors.
We’ll be be funded the old-fashioned way: by viewers like you, i.e., subscription based.
A crowdsourced open environmental data project. volunteer centered. Measures airquality, radiation, and environmental health.