Record Review & Reporting Support
Reading the record straight, one line at a time
Drevora works alongside reporters to make budget, procurement, and data records legible — so the questions you ask officials are the ones that matter.
120+
Documents reviewed
40+
Newsrooms assisted
5
Working-day turnaround
3
Core services
What We Do
Careful reading, not conclusions handed to you
Drevora sits with reporters over public records — budgets, procurement files, spreadsheets — and works through what a figure actually covers, where a category shifted, and which footnote changes the story. We do not draw conclusions for you; we help you read well enough to draw your own.
The work is grounded in Indonesia's public reporting landscape, but the method — patient, line-by-line, skeptical of easy readings — applies to any administrative record.
- Document-first method — no shortcuts, no assumed conclusions
- Written summaries a reporter can hand to an editor
- Plain-language explanations of method and margin of error
Services
Three ways we support the work
Public Budget Document Review
A guided read of budget and spending documents, up to three per engagement, with a written summary in five working days.
Learn more →Procurement Records Orientation
Two 75-minute sessions on how tender and contract records are published, and which omissions are routine.
Learn more →Data Reporting Support
Hands-on help cleaning a spreadsheet, checking totals, and building a table a reader can follow, with two review rounds.
Learn more →Insights
From the ledger notes
Budgets
What a Reallocation Line Actually Tells You
Why a single budget-transfer entry rarely means what a headline makes it mean.
Procurement
Reading a Tender Record Without Jumping to Conclusions
Common gaps in procurement postings that look suspicious but usually aren't.
Data
Cleaning a Dataset Without Losing Its Story
A practical walkthrough of the checks worth running before you chart anything.
Our Approach
Method before narrative
- We separate what a document says from what it implies
- We flag routine omissions so they don't derail a story
- We write plainly about uncertainty rather than smoothing it over
If you're staring at a record and not sure what it's telling you, we're glad to look with you.
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What reporters say
"They helped me see a transfer line I'd have written past. The summary table alone saved a week of back-and-forth with officials."
Saskia Wirawan
City Desk, Palembang Pos
"The procurement orientation reframed how I read a tender listing. What looked odd usually had a routine explanation, and now I know which gaps to actually chase."
Bramantyo Halim
Freelance Investigator
"My spreadsheet was a mess before deadline. They cleaned it, checked the totals, and helped me write a method note I could actually stand behind."
Larasati Kusuma
Regional Data Reporter
Common questions
Tell us what you're working on
A short note is enough — we'll follow up to understand what would help.