Nick Fountain

And while 404 is really secretive about their sourcing, they are very open about their techniques.

So like a year ago, they had this little online training for their subscribers, of which I am one.

Hello there.

about how they use public records to generate scoops.

Nick, do you want to describe what's happening in this video here?

So, right, this is reporter Joseph Cox directing people to the federal procurement website, which is just a public site basically listing...

all the contracts the federal government enters into.

Just go to that search bar and just type in immigration and customs enforcement.

And so Joseph is showing how an enterprising reporter can learn a lot about how a federal entity like ICE operates just by looking at the contracts it signs.

From, you know, its janitorial services to its technological properties.

There you go.

So click on that.

Exactly.

And I watched that training and I was like, that's amazing.

We need to do that.

I need to do that.

And then, like many things in life, I did not do it.

And they did it.

And they did a great job.

And I am jealous.