Submit a News Tip
Use the secure form below to submit a news tip to Spinnaker. If you’d prefer to email us your tip, email tips@unfspinnaker.com.
Filling out this form does NOT permit us to associate your name with any story that may develop from your tip. Tips are effectively off-record, and we will only use your name in a story if you give us explicit permission.
Every good news tip has these 3 things
1. Evidence and/or documentation to support it. Speculation or having a hunch about something is not enough for a tip.
2. Clear and specific. A good tip avoids generalizations and concerns something specific. It should include as many details as possible.
3. Newsworthy. Ask yourself: would Spinnaker normally write a story on this? If the answer is ‘No,’ then… maybe don’t submit the tip.
Good tip examples
Here is evidence that this student government representative is breaking the law.
Here is proof that this department is conducting itself unethically
Why do I need to provide my name and contact to submit a tip?
We do not accept anonymous tips because we must have some way to verify the validity of a tip—if it came from a real person. This does not, however, mean your provided name or contact will be associated with anything we publish. News tips are effectively off-record, and we will only use your name in a story if you give us explicit permission.
A method of contact is required to submit a tip so we can reach out to you directly if we have questions about the tip you provided. We will reach out to you via your preferred method of communication.
