Journalist and PDF: source materials, interview records and investigation dossiers
1 min read·12 October 2029
Journalists gather sources, conduct interviews and build investigation dossiers. PDF provides a stable format for documentation with evidentiary value — for publications, legal proceedings and archiving of journalistic work.
Archiving source materials and investigation dossiers
An investigative journalism dossier contains documents, excerpts, correspondence and notes. Merge all source material into one PDF investigation dossier using PDFrust. This keeps the chain of evidence demonstrable and verifiable — even years later.
Documenting interview records
Transcribed interviews are the backbone of qualitative journalistic work. As PDF they are dated, unmodifiable and easy to share with editors or legal advisors in case of potential liability questions.
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Bundling court documents and official materials
Court records, policy documents and official correspondence serving as background for an article should be archived as PDF. Bundle relevant items per story as an evidence dossier.
Delivering publication packages to publishers
Publishers and magazines sometimes expect text plus attachments in one package. Merge the article, illustration material and background information as one PDF submission that is easily processed by the editorial team.
FOIA requests and freedom of information documentation
Documents obtained via Freedom of Information Act come in large batches. Split large PDF packages into manageable sections or bundle specific pages relevant to a specific story.
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