USE CASE
Accelerating Deep Research and Source-Credible Investigations at Think Tanks with Indago
Executive Summary
A leading nonpartisan think tank, known for its investigative reporting on global corruption, disinformation campaigns, and authoritarian influence, faced mounting pressure to produce faster, more robust analysis. Researchers were bogged down by fragmented sourcing, inconsistent formatting, and time-consuming verification.
With Indago, the team revolutionized its workflow—cutting investigation prep time by 60%, improving cross-team collaboration, and delivering highly credible, source-cited briefings that shaped media narratives and informed policymakers. Indago became essential to scaling high-impact investigative research.
About The Researcher
The risk and compliance analyst works within a federal agency’s procurement integrity and oversight division. Their role includes producing reports on vendor ownership, regulatory The analyst is a senior investigator within a global transparency-focused think tank. Their work includes tracking shell companies, analyzing disinformation ecosystems, and building profiles on political and financial influence networks. Their outputs support publications, briefings for lawmakers, and data-sharing with civil society organizations, ESG compliance, sanctions, and adverse media to inform contract decisions, audits, and interagency reviews.
The Challenge
Fragmented Source Collection: Manual review of court filings, open data, OSINT, and obscure foreign-language news delayed investigations.
Inconsistent Reporting Standards: Team members used different tools and formats, complicating reviews and slowing publishing.
Credibility Under Scrutiny: Every claim required full citation and verification—often manually checked, slowing turnaround.
Impact of the Problems
Slower Publishing Cadence: Time-intensive workflows reduced the number of reports that could be released in a quarter.
Bottlenecks in Editorial Review: Inconsistent formatting created friction between researchers, editors, and legal review.
Reduced Investigative Agility: Inability to quickly pivot to emerging stories or integrate breaking intelligence.
Results
RESEARCH PREP TIME CUT BY 60%
Analysts produce credible drafts within hours—ready for editing and publication.
IMPROVED EDITORIAL WORKFLOW
Standardized outputs reduce legal redlines and speed up fact-checking.
EXPANDED INVESTIGATIVE SCOPE
The team launched more simultaneous projects, increasing policy and media impact.
CREDIBILITY & REACH
Reports supported by Indago’s traceability tools were cited by major outlets and used in congressional briefings.
Tailored Needs
To support high-velocity, credible investigations, the team needed:
A centralized platform to ingest and validate diverse open-source content with metadata and citation management.
Consistent, editable templates for case files, exposés, and policy briefings.
Tools to flag disinformation risks, identify source bias, and provide context across jurisdictions and languages.
Collaboration and versioning capabilities to support cross-functional investigative teams.
Indago’s Solutions
Research-Driven AI Assistance: Indago builds 80%-complete drafts using trusted inputs and curated OSINT—ready for refinement.
Bias and Credibility Scoring: Automatic bias detection and source integrity tools help researchers vet content at scale.
Template Library for Research Formats: From investigative dossiers to executive briefings, outputs are tailored to audience and legal requirements.
Multilingual Support with Citation Preservation: Supports non-English media analysis and maintains verifiable links for legal defensibility.
Looking Ahead
The think tank plans to expand its use of Indago to investigative podcasts, visual explainer series, and interactive dossiers. As investigative journalism leans into data-driven storytelling and OSINT, Indago ensures speed, rigor, and transparency in every product.
See Indago In Action
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