Send Confidential News Tips

We are always seeking ideas for coverage and encourage readers to contact us with story suggestions, documents and tips. We focus on investigative stories with the potential to produce real change, so when you contact us, please consider a few key questions: Is this an accountability story – one in which a government, business or institution has fallen short in its responsibility to the public? Who is being harmed, and is that part of a pattern? Is there any documentary evidence you can share? Are there people involved who are willing to be interviewed?

Ways to Reach Us

Contact one of our investigative reporters: Check out our staff directory.

Use our tips email: Send tips and documents to this email, which goes to all of our news reporters.

More Secure Ways to Send Info

Postal Service: Mail tips and documents to: InvestigateWest, PO Box 9574, Seattle, WA 98109

Signal: The free and open-source messaging app offers end-to-end encryption for sending messages. Contact one of our reporters on Signal (below) or use our general number: +1 509-251-4500

Whitney Bryen: 208-918-2458
Wilson Criscione: 509-999-8885
Melanie Henshaw: 971-258-0891
Daniel Walters: 509-720-8388

Alternatively, you can use Whatsapp, another messaging app, to reach Rachel Spacek: 408-300-3695

ProtonMail: ProtonMail is a fully encrypted email service based in Switzerland that automatically encrypts all messages between ProtonMail accounts. Setting up an account is free and easy. For enhanced security, set up an account on a computer you don’t own, such as one at a local library. Our ProtonMail account: investigatewest@proton.me.