Open source investigation has proven to be a powerful new approach for investigative reporting and human rights documentation. In this session, leading open source investigators will discuss the ethic...
Nick Waters
Nick Waters is an open-source investigator with the collective Bellingcat, before which he was an army officer followed by a stint in cyber security. His work has focused on human rights abuses in Syria and the use of drones by sub-state actors. His work was shortlisted for the 2018 European Press Prize.
With the rise of social media and camera phones, journalists and investigators are increasingly being exposed to traumatic online content. Events such as the Christchurch terror attack or chemical wea...
2018 was the year open source investigation went mainstream. Bellingcat made headlines around the world with its investigation into the Skripal case and MH17. The New York Times won an Emmy award for ...
Track changes: how to use open-source information to identify and monitor environmental issues
This workshop - led by Wim Zwijnenburg, an expert on the subject, and his colleague at Bellingcat Nick Waters - will teach journalists and attendees alike how to use readily available open data source...
