Send Us a Tip
Some of the most important stories begin with someone who knows the public is not getting the full story.
If you have firsthand information, documents, photographs or a story New England Ledger should investigate, we want to hear from you.
Choose the contact method that fits your situation.
Contact us privately through SimpleX
Connect with us on SimpleX.
SimpleX is an end-to-end encrypted messaging app designed to collect as little identifying information as possible. It does not require a telephone number, email address, username or permanent public account identifier to connect with us.
Clicking the link above will open NEL’s SimpleX connection address. You will need the SimpleX app to begin the conversation.
Is SimpleX anonymous?
SimpleX provides greater identity protection than messaging services tied to a telephone number or email address, but no communication method can promise complete anonymity.
If disclosure could threaten your employment, safety, or legal position:
- Do not use a work-issued or employer-controlled device.
- Do not use your work email account or workplace network.
- Avoid including identifying information unless it is necessary.
- Contact us before transmitting highly sensitive documents so we can discuss the safest available method.
Send a tip by email
For ordinary story leads and information that does not require heightened privacy, email:
What to send
Help us understand:
- What happened
- When and where it happened
- Who was involved
- How you know
- Why the public should know
- Whether documents, photographs, recordings or public records support the information
- The safest way and time to contact you
You do not need to have the entire story figured out. A name, document, meeting notice, contract, photograph or unanswered question may be enough for us to begin looking.
What happens next
Submitting a tip does not guarantee publication. NEL will review the information, assess its public importance and independently verify factual claims before deciding whether to report it.
We take source protection seriously. If you are requesting confidentiality, say so at the beginning of the conversation. Confidentiality must be discussed and agreed upon with the team; it should not be assumed simply because information was submitted through this page.
We will not publish your identity without your knowledge. However, legal demands and circumstances beyond a newsroom’s control can create risks that no publication or technology can eliminate.
Receipts over rumor. If you know something the public should know, send it our way.