Keyword Limits
Search breaks on real files
A basic Ctrl-F fails on scanned tables, typos, skewed photocopies, or when someone is referred to by a title or initials instead of their full name.
Product Briefing · Journalism · September 2026
Are you tired of looking for a needle in a haystack? What if we gave you a magnet?
From Munashe Chitima, Founder. The research assistant for journalism. Ground-truth receipts across thousands of pages, audio recordings, and complex public filings.
01 · The Haystack
You get handed an 8,000-page FOI release, a leaked archive, or a banker's box of court exhibits. You know the lead is in there somewhere. But getting to it means days of eye-straining, mind-numbing digging—opening hundreds of PDFs, squinting at bad scans, and hoping a simple keyword search doesn't miss a critical detail.
Keyword Limits
A basic Ctrl-F fails on scanned tables, typos, skewed photocopies, or when someone is referred to by a title or initials instead of their full name.
Missing Context
Standard search only finds the exact words you think to type. It misses related discussions, timelines, and background context.
Blind Spots
A shell entity in an obscure 2021 tender annexure might be the exact entity appearing on a 2024 political disclosure. Humans miss that link when it's buried across 50 subfolders.
You don't need a chatbot to write articles for you. You need a way to pull the needles out of the straw.
02 · The Magnet
Point FindandSeek at your investigation's files. It indexes your documents so you can query the entire archive at once.
Messy Records
Reads skewed photocopies, low-res scans, multi-column tables, and handwritten marginalia without choking.
Complex Data
Extracts facts from multi-tab Excel files, company filings, and balance sheets while keeping rows, figures, and footnotes intact.
Spoken Audio
Search spoken audio across recorded interviews, press conferences, and committee hearings. Jump straight to the exact second without manual scrubbing.
Exact receipts: Every single answer points to the exact document, page number, and line. No fabricated quotes, no hallucinations.
03 · In Practice
Real workflows for when you have a 48-hour deadline or a long-term reporting project.
Document Dumps
Drop 5,000 pages of an FOI release into a folder and immediately search for recurring reference codes, unredacted names, or specific email threads across years of correspondence. Replaces weeks of manual PDF skimming with rapid, targeted leads.
Follow the Money
Trace an individual, company name, or registered address across council minutes, planning permits, and campaign donation registers simultaneously. Uncovers multi-entity conflicts of interest across disjointed folders.
The Contradiction
Match what a public figure said at a press conference against internal email drafts or memos sent two weeks earlier. Spot discrepancies and timeline conflicts with timestamped proof.
Broadcast & Audio
Search recorded interviews or leaked calls naturally. Jump straight to the exact sentence, verify the surrounding context, and extract the quote ready for print or broadcast. Immediate audio quote extraction with zero manual scrubbing.
Pre-Publication
Before an investigation goes live, hand your editor and pre-publication legal counsel a clear citation trail where every assertion is backed by primary source receipts. Publish with total confidence; bulletproof verification.
04 · A Tool, Not a Writer
Good reporting requires human judgment, skepticism, and interview craft. AI cannot replace that, and it shouldn't try. FindandSeek doesn't write articles—it does the unglamorous research heavy lifting so you can focus on the story.
Human Judgment
You choose what leads matter, who to call, and how to frame the facts. FindandSeek simply ensures no critical detail stays buried in the haystack.
Verifiable Receipts
When you ask a question, you get exact excerpts with source citations. If the evidence isn't in your files, it tells you plainly instead of making something up.
Query: “Where did council approve the wetland rezoning, and who signed the waiver?” Found 2 verified facts across 8,420 pages: [1] Minutes_Ordinary_Council_Meeting_2023-11-14.pdf #Page 47, Item 8.2 “Resolution 23/419: Planning permit approved for parcel 104-B subject to environmental offset waiver.” [2] Appendix_G_Delegated_Authority_Signoffs.pdf #Page 12, Table 3 “Waiver Ref: ENV-2023-88 | Signed by: Director of Planning (A. Vance) on 2023-11-12” Receipts verified: primary-source confirmed
05 · See It in Action
Every state MP must submit declarations of their property holdings, share trusts, and corporate gifts. They are notoriously messy, scanned PDFs that are tedious to inspect by hand. See how you can query complex public records directly:
Try queries like: “Which MPs hold shares in property development companies?” or “Who received hospitality from overseas entities?”