Do you have a tip or sensitive material to share with CNN? We offer several ways to reach our journalists.

We regularly review submissions, but because we receive a large number, we cannot respond to or investigate every tip.

Anatomy of a good tip

Tips should be newsworthy, meaning they concern systemic problems of timely and broad public interest. The most compelling tips are those that can be corroborated with documentation or evidence.

These channels are not for press releases.

Before reaching out

Remember that no method is completely secure and what measures you should take depend on how much anonymity you need. Before using any of these apps or tools, consider taking a few extra security precautions, including: considering whether the network you use can be used to identify you or your activity; using a secure operating system; disabling features that back data up to cloud services; and avoiding using accounts or devices linked to your name, email or roleplay persona.

The Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) offers more detailed guides aimed at maintaining privacy and anonymity.

Discord

Using Discord is our #1 source of submitting tips to our reporters but it may not be as anonymous unless you are using an alternative account or an account that isn't associated with your normal discord account.

CNN reporters can see your discord identifier which provides clear identification on who the discord user is. CNN is not liable for breach of information or inefficient anonymity but we will take investigate reporters who release the information of a user.

use this channel to submit a tip https://discord.com/channels/1125978199009009674/1126924547023704135