Adverse Media Check
The Adverse Media Check utilises a state of the art system which searches over 12,000 media sources globally, highlighting possible incidents in your candidate’s past which pose reputational risk to your organisation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Over 12,000 media sources are searched spanning international, national and local newspapers, business newspapers, trade, business and academic journals plus corporate news releases and newswires. The archive stretches back to 1971 for some publications.
No. The system does not search social media sources such as Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. Only articles published within the media sources defined above in connection with serious crime are searched.
The data returned will include: the publication name, publication date, article extract covering the key details and reference to your candidate. Any age/DOB and address information will be returned if present.