In part because of the resulting imbalances in such coverage, the RealClearFoundation, a nonprofit organization working in partnership with RealClearPolitics, launched a new voice in investigative journalism: RealClearInvestigations (RCI). Its ambition was not to add to a chorus of “follow-the-leader” journalism but to mount against-the-grain, “hit-’em-where-they-ain’t” investigative reporting.