Whale Hunting is Brazen’s investigative publication about money, power and hidden worlds. We’re Bradley Hope and Tom Wright. As reporters for The Wall Street Journal, we investigated the globe-sprawling 1MDB scandal and wrote Billion Dollar Whale.
That project felt a bit like taking the red pill and suddenly seeing a hidden dimension all around us, where little-known characters were actually pulling the strings. At Whale Hunting, we’ve kept following the money and the people behind it, from billionaires and kleptocrats to criminals, spies and corrupt officials.
Start with our investigation guides for the reporting, records and unanswered questions behind each case. Sign up for our newsletter to follow the work. The guides are open to everyone; some articles require a free account or a paid subscription.
Whale Hunting is part of Brazen, whose work spans books, audio, documentaries, film and television. Our sister publication, The Foundry, is Brazen’s digital magazine about extraordinary characters and the worlds they inhabit.
| Bradley Hope & Tom Wright | Co-founders |
| Farah Halime | Partner and Head of Creative |
| Ryan Ho | Creative Director |
| Arnav Binaykia | Reporter |
| Clara Preve Durrieu | Reporter |
