How Leo finds sources and angles in minutes—not days
“Timeln brings back past interviews and data the moment I outline a story. It feels like a reporting partner.”—Leo, Reporter
From leads to publishable story
Resurface sources, quotes, and data points as you draft.
What changes with Timeln
faster source discovery
less time fact‑checking
to assemble a backgrounder
more unique angles surfaced
*Based on self-reported outcomes from active Timeln journalist users, Q4 2025.
Why investigative research is so hard to manage
Great journalism requires deep research. A single story can involve dozens of sources, hundreds of documents, interview transcripts, public records requests, background articles, and prior coverage to cross-reference. Managing all of it is a craft in itself — separate from the craft of writing.
The pain is in the retrieval: a quote you remember reading but cannot locate; a detail from a month-old interview that would strengthen your current angle; a connection between two seemingly unrelated events that is the heart of the story. Manual notes and bookmarks cannot make these connections automatically.
How Timeln works for journalists — step by step
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Save everything as you report
The Chrome extension captures background articles, public records, source profiles, and prior coverage automatically as you research. Transcripts and documents go in via upload.
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Find your angles
Ask "What patterns connect these three sources?" Timeln surfaces thematic links across your material that reveal story angles you might not have seen manually.
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Fact-check in seconds
Ask "What did Source A say about this claim?" and get the exact quote from your transcript — no re-listening to hour-long recordings.
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Build complete backgrounders fast
Before a source interview, ask Timeln to summarize everything you know about a person or organization. Show up more informed, ask sharper questions.
Timeln is free to start. Your data is encrypted and never shared or used for AI training. For investigative teams, the Team plan adds zero data retention, SOC Type II compliance, and shared knowledge bases across the entire newsroom.
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