Lucid Era Media is an independent accountability journalism project based in Putnam County, Florida. Every investigation is sourced from public records, documented methodology, and verifiable evidence.
Lucid Era Media investigates local power structures, public spending, land use decisions, and the systems shaping life in Putnam County and Northeast Florida. We use open source intelligence methods, Florida public records law, and campaign finance data to map who has power, how they got it, and who pays the price.
Our work is grounded in the Bellingcat and DFRLab tradition of open source investigative journalism: rigorous methodology, documented sources, and findings that can be independently verified by anyone with access to the same public records we used.
Every factual claim is sourced from public records, government filings, or documented public statements. No anonymous allegations without corroboration.
Methodology is documented and defensible. We cite sources, explain our process, and welcome scrutiny of our findings.
Lucid Era Media carries no paid advertising and accepts no money from the entities we cover. Independence is non-negotiable.
Our coverage prioritizes the perspectives of working people, renters, and underserved communities over institutional PR.
Lucid Era Media is a project of the Lucid Era ecosystem, a civic technology and media initiative based in Palatka, Florida. It operates alongside Lucid Era Technologies, a civic tech and digital security consulting firm, and A.C.T. League, a 501(c)(4) community advocacy organization.
The publication is founded and edited by Ethan Bradley, Interim Chair of the Putnam County Young Democrats and a digital infrastructure and OSINT researcher.
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