About Public Insight
The Public Insight Network is a database of volunteer sources. These people help us make radio by showing us what the news is and helping us tell the story. They give listeners the opportunity to hear from the people directly involved, making our reporting more accurate, relevant and transparent.
Information our sources share with us in writing stays within the newsroom. Information only becomes public if the source gives permission. Usually that means they are directly involved in the coverage. Sometimes KUOW may use information a source has sent, such as a photo, a document or a portion of what was written. This only happens with the source's specific and explicit consent.
Source insights can go to other newsrooms
The Public Insight Network was launched by American Public Media, a radio production house based in St. Paul, Minnesota. It's an idea that keeps growing because it works. KUOW's PIN is now connected to dozens of similar networks across the United States. Some of the newsrooms involved are national in scope.
This means that if you become a PIN source by answering a question form or signing up, you might be contacted by a newsroom other than KUOW. All the newsrooms involved adhere to the standard of only making source information public with direct consent from the source.
Read more about how the PIN works and your privacy rights. Look for "Information provided to PIN."
Source Security
APM and KUOW take measures to protect source information on our end. However it is up to sources to ensure that they are safe in sending information to us. That can mean not using a work computer, work email address or a work–issued mobile device in order to communicate with KUOW. Listen to a report by KUOW's Patricia Murphy on some of the legal issues involved. If you are in any doubt as to your safety in sending information to KUOW, please consult a lawyer trained in whistleblower law before you proceed.
We never use your information for anything other than journalism.
We never use your information for marketing or fundraising.
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