The most important thing to learn if you wish to integrate elements of OSINT into your investigative practice is the overall mindset behind the approach.
We have rounded up the podcasts that go behind the scenes of major exposés, in which reporters dive into how they did their investigations or offer tips for journalists in similar fields.
For investigative journalists, civil society groups can bridge the newsroom and the real world — but collaborating with them also requires a clear sense of independence and ethical boundaries.
From the Minneapolis shootings to the Guthrie kidnapping, visual investigation skills are now mandatory. Here’s how to do it.
Bellingcat ran a series of geolocation challenges using two dozen popular AI platforms, with varying results.
This guide offers journalists a new detection tool and seven advanced techniques for spotting probable AI-generated content.
In this free online workshop, GIJN will convene four experienced African journalists to discuss how to dig out information from repressive regimes and military dictatorships on the continent.
From the Philippines to the UK, a number of major newsrooms have created their own AI chatbots designed to respond using only that site’s trusted reporting archive and vetted databases as source material.
The US government engages with virtually every country in the world and each new president can radically change its policy. Here’s GIJN’s updated tipsheet on digging into global US influence.
This encyclopedia from The Outlaw Ocean Project offers pointers for investigating ocean crimes and concerns.
The rewards of collaborating can be huge for investigative journalists: greater visibility of your story, increased potential for impact and in some cases better protection.
“Our priority was to reveal what the government was trying to hide,” says Zyma Islam about the work of her team in the weeks that changed her country.
The rise of conflict imagery on social media has provided open source researchers valuable material to identify explosive ordnance.
A cross-border investigation into Russia’s use of drones in Ukraine includes how drones are assembled despite sanctions, and cooperation with Tehran to produce UAVs on Russian soil.
At IRE24, investigative reporter Jeremy Jojola shared his practical advice on how to use ChatGPT for contact searches and quick document analysis.
Small amounts of failure in the open source field are inevitable, and somewhat expected. But they will also help you become a better open source analyst and investigator.
Poonam Agarwal explains how her reporting six years ago ultimately led to one of the biggest political fundraising scandals in a decade.
Digital investigations expert Craig Silverman offers a short guide to using digital ad libraries to dig through online influence efforts.
Lighthouse Reports journalists share how their cross-border collaboration investigated the deaths of 40 people in a fire at a migrant detention center.
