Joe Digs Investigates the Paper Trail

Field notes

Joe Digs presents investigations as staged, inspectable case files rather than conventional articles. The homepage exposes five statuses—lead, documented, analysis, reported, and dead—and gives the current case a count for each, including 28 documented items and 6 dead ones. It also lists a future Alabama AG subpoena-return date and links directly to methodology, corrections, and nominations. The site states that Sontara funds the publication while retaining no editorial say, a disclosure that makes the project's operating arrangement part of the visible record.