For sources only · Verified two-of-three before publication
The Tip Line
If you have a document, a calendar, a payment record, or a name we should be on — pick the channel that costs you the least to use. Every channel below routes to the editor's eyes only.
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★ Recommended for documents
Encrypted email drop
For documents and large files. Use a Tor-routed email client (Tutanota, ProtonMail) and send the same way you'd send any sensitive thing — via a fresh account, not your main. We open mail in a separate compartment, scrub metadata on receipt, and never log your IP.
Address: info@btp.com
Subject we expect: "Tip — encrypted documents"
Response time: we read every drop within 24 hours.
Open the drop → Subject we expect: "Tip — encrypted documents"
Response time: we read every drop within 24 hours.
Real-time, low friction
Direct line
For short tips, conversations, or scheduling a meet. Email reaches the editor on a separate device. Disappearing-message style: we keep nothing without your written consent.
Address: info@btp.com
Use a fresh address if you can; we don't need to know who you are to listen.
Send a message → Use a fresh address if you can; we don't need to know who you are to listen.
Paper trail
PGP / signed email
Encrypt to our public key. We answer from the same address, signed. If you don't have PGP set up, send unsigned to the same address — we'll start the keyswap on first reply.
Address: info@btp.com
Public key: on request — included in our first reply
Request the key → Public key: on request — included in our first reply
Out of the digital chain
Postal
For documents you want out of any digital chain of custody. Send by P.O. Box; reach out by email first so we know to check. We open mail in a separate room with a separate scanner. No metadata returns to the newsroom.
Coordinate first: info@btp.com
We'll send a P.O. Box address by reply, never publicly listed.
Coordinate a postal drop → We'll send a P.O. Box address by reply, never publicly listed.
In person
A coffee, on us
If you want to meet, we'll meet. No phones in the room. We pay cash. No notes leave with us; only what you've agreed to. Reach out first so we can pick a place that costs you the least.
Coordinate first: info@btp.com
Two of us, never one.
Request a meet → Two of us, never one.
Last resort
A web form
It's the worst of these options — and we don't run one. Use email instead. The editor's address above reaches the same inbox a form would, with one less server in between.
Same destination: info@btp.com
No JavaScript. No fields. No handler. Just send what you've got.
Send instead → No JavaScript. No fields. No handler. Just send what you've got.
Our promise to sources
- Confidentiality. We never publish your name, your role, or any identifying detail without your prior written consent.
- Two of three. Your tip alone is not enough to publish. We will work to corroborate independently — that is the standard, not a courtesy.
- No surprises. Before publication, we will tell you what we are running, when, and how you are described.
- No paraphrasing. If we quote you, we use your words. If you cannot give a quote, we say so.
- Records. We keep encrypted notes accessible to one editor only. We do not share them with platforms, advertisers, or anyone else.
- If subpoenaed. If a process is served, we tell you immediately and we fight it.
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Verify by viewing source — there is nothing to verify, and that is the point.
Verify by viewing source — there is nothing to verify, and that is the point.