Got a tip?
If you want to provide news tips or documents to The Wall Street Journal, there are several ways to do so. It’s still possible for tipsters to reach out directly to our reporters by phone or email if they feel comfortable doing so. The tools outlined below can help you communicate more securely, and in some cases, anonymously, though no strategy is foolproof.
Keep in mind: the most useful news tips are detailed, provide some documentation and suggest names of people the Journal might contact to verify the information.
If you want a reply from someone at the Journal, please select a secure way to do so from the choices below. Messages will be checked on a regular basis but replies could be delayed. Please note that the Journal may not respond to all messages. Use these tools at your own risk and after reviewing the terms and instructions provided by the app developers.
Have a news tip? You can easily send us information using the form below — a quick and convenient way to reach our team when you are less concerned about privacy or anonymity.If you prefer a more secure and anonymous option, scroll down to learn how to contact us through SecureDrop.
SecureDrop
You can send The Wall Street Journal information and/or documents through SecureDrop. Anything you provide via this system will be encrypted on a computer under our physical control and only decrypted on an offline computer disconnected to any network. The system is designed to help protect your anonymity, even from the Journal.
To use SecureDrop, you should follow these steps. For the best identity protection, we suggest you connect to the internet using a public Wi-Fi network.
Download and install the Tor browser here: https://www.torproject.org
Open the browser, wait for a connection, and then copy and paste this URL into the address bar: tcahtowhqdqiqbwairlzk52kkkkw7kdtabxlgjuqceykldlc4ponogid.onion
Once you’ve done this, the system will give you further instructions and a username, which you should memorize. The Journal should be able to contact you within SecureDrop via this anonymous username.
SecureDrop is an open source project managed by the Freedom of the Press Foundation. Additional details on using it are available at the SecureDrop site.
