Accountability

Impact

How we measure whether this resource is actually helping journalists.

What we track

Programs claimed

How many journalists applied for free tools through our links. The most direct measure of value.

Tools evaluated

Count of published evaluations. Growing with every update.

Newsrooms served

Newsrooms that received a tool stack evaluation through our institutional program.

Security improvements

Journalists who changed a setting based on our recommendation. Turned off ChatGPT training. Enabled 2FA. Switched to an encrypted alternative.

Community contributions

Tool suggestions, corrections, and challenge submissions from the community.

We launched in March 2026. These numbers are early.

243

tools evaluated

programs verified ($235,998+/year value)

job boards curated

Growing

updated with every deploy

Input

Evaluate tools journalists use

Output

Published ratings & programs

Outcome

Journalists make informed tool choices

Impact

Sources are better protected. Newsrooms save money.

By end of 2026:

100+

tool evaluations published

monthly visitors

institutional partnership

newsroom evaluations completed

We publish our metrics here because accountability matters. If we're not reaching journalists, we want to know — and we want you to know too.