About Underground Media Network
Welcome to the Underground Media Network— a bold, independent platform where investigative journalism meets resistance.
We don’t do fluff. We don’t sanitise truth. We exist to challenge the institutions that abuse power, protect abusers, and silence the vulnerable. Our mission is clear: expose the facts, platform the unheard, and confront corruption with clarity and courage.
Founded by freelance investigative journalist Landon Ashton Versace Germanotta-Mills, Underground Media Network is not just another publication. It’s a survivor-led, trauma-informed, and legally aware investigative collective built from the ground up by and for those who know the cost of silence. Our work is grounded in accountability, transparency, and radical empathy.
What We Do
We specialise in stories the mainstream won’t touch — stories too dangerous, too messy, or too politically inconvenient for conventional newsrooms. We expose:
Police corruption and misconduct
Institutional abuse in healthcare, education, justice, and out-of-home care
Governmental and bureaucratic cover-ups
Corporate exploitation and public interest violations
Our reporting combines:
Legal rigor: informed by current Australian law and case precedent
Cultural respect: especially in coverage involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, which we approach with decolonising intent and community consultation
Survivor-centred ethics: we do not retraumatise, sensationalise, or silence
Every investigation is built on verified documentation, testimony, and expert review. Whether we’re uncovering corruption in regional police forces or exposing failures in child protection systems, our stories are built to stand scrutiny — in the media, in the courts, and in the streets.
Who We Amplify
Underground Media Network exists to platform the people who’ve been ignored, erased, or targeted:
Whistleblowers who risk everything to expose wrongdoing
Survivors of abuse, assault, state violence, and systemic neglect
Community advocates pushing for justice and policy change
We don’t just report on injustice — we help build networks of resistance, accountability, and healing.
Why It Matters
Mainstream media outlets are increasingly constrained — by political pressure, commercial interests, and institutional risk aversion. At Underground Media Network, we have no corporate backers, no political strings, and no editorial compromises.
What we do is risky, unpopular, and sometimes legally precarious — but it’s necessary.
Our investigations have contributed to:
Public inquiries and legal reviews
Institutional resignations
Community-led campaigns and reforms
And we’re just getting started.
Why Subscribe
Your support helps:
Fund original investigations, FOI requests, and legal consultations
Maintain secure digital infrastructure to protect sources
Provide paid opportunities for survivor-writers, whistleblower collaborators, and cultural consultants
Keep this platform fiercely independent and community accountable
Subscribers receive:
Early access to exclusive long-form stories and behind-the-scenes reporting
Priority access to community briefings and Q&As
The chance to contribute questions, feedback, and leads
Our Publishing Ethos
We publish:
Weekly deep dives into ongoing investigations
Breaking exposés on emerging threats
First-person accounts with verified evidence
Collaborative series with lawyers, advocates, and policy analysts
We don’t wait for permission to speak. We publish when the story demands it.
Final Word
Underground Media Network is more than media — it’s a resistance infrastructure built on truth, community, and courage.
Every subscription, every share, every dollar is a vote for real journalism in an age of disinformation.
Truth lives here. Welcome underground.
