"Revealing the Bellingcat Toolkit" with the Bellingcat Team

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The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday September 26th 2024. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.

Join our Discord Server for the next live talk at: https://discord.gg/bellingcat

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Link to article on the Toolkit launch : https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2024/09/24/bellingcat-online-investigations-toolkit/

New toolkit: https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit

Bellingcat volunteer community: https://sites.google.com/bellingcat.com/bellingcat-volunteer-community

If you have questions around joining the Volunteer Community - reach out to volunteer@bellingcat.com

Invid: https://www.invid-project.eu/

Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/

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"Revealing the Bellingcat Toolkit" with the Bellingcat Team

Stage Talks with Bellingcat

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The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday September 26th 2024. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.

Join our Discord Server for the next live talk at: https://discord.gg/bellingcat

Links discussed:

Link to article on the Toolkit launch : https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2024/09/24/bellingcat-online-investigations-toolkit/

New toolkit: https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit

Bellingcat volunteer community: https://sites.google.com/bellingcat.com/bellingcat-volunteer-community

If you have questions around joining the Volunteer Community - reach out to volunteer@bellingcat.com

Invid: https://www.invid-project.eu/

Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/

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"Chinese influence operations and disinformation campaigns" with Jasper Hewitt 56:42

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This week we spoke with DoubleThink Lab’s Jasper Hewitt as we explored the new forms of digital propaganda. We discussed spamouflage operations in the US elections to AI influencers pushing state lines on TikTok. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday May 8th 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Recorded live in the Bellingcat Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcat Links discussed: DoubleThink Lab website: https://doublethinklab.org/ DoubleThink Lab medium: https://medium.com/doublethinklab What is FIMI: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/beyond-disinformation-what-fimi_en Graphika on spamouflage: https://graphika.com/reports/spamouflage/ US report from VOA and DoubleThink Lab: https://medium.com/doublethinklab/doublethink-lab-and-voice-of-america-us-election-joint-observation-mission-final-report-d5f2dae85e27 Ben Nimmo, the breakout scale: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-breakout-scale-measuring-the-impact-of-influence-operations/ Single File chrome extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/singlefile/mpiodijhokgodhhofbcjdecpffjipkle?hl=en&pli=1 Bellingcat auto archiver: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/09/22/preserve-vital-online-content-with-bellingcats-auto-archiver-tool/ Patriotism for sale: https://medium.com/doublethinklab/patriotism-for-sale-wechat-channels-information-ecosystem-5c6a0f7c6358 DFR Lab: https://dfrlab.org/ Wenhao substack: https://wenhao.substack.com/ Discourse Power substack: https://discoursepower.substack.com/…

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"Tracing a Drug Cartel" with John Mooney and Connor Plunkett 1:00:27

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This week we spoke to John Mooney and Connor Plunkett about their investigation into the Kinahan cartel. We discussed the considerations you need to make when reporting on large scale operations and how they found a hidden side to one of Irelands most notorious cartel bosses. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday April 24th 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Recorded live in the Bellingcat Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcat Links discussed: Bellingcat's reporting on this here: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/03/30/kinahan-cartel-wanted-narco-boss-exposes-whereabouts-by-posting-google-reviews/ and here: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/03/22/nowhere-to-run-the-online-footprint-of-an-alleged-kinahan-cartel-associate/ Sunday Times reporting on Oliver Hermann https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/kinahan-investigation-oliver-hermann-leveris-jkvrp8n8w GHunt tool: https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/ghunt Whois lookup: https://www.whois.com/whois/ Outscraper: https://outscraper.com/ Bellingcat workshops: https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/ Digital safety tips - Bellingcat video: https://youtu.be/o9uFeVVIiVg Kinahan's google reviews account: https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/107715424953684019563/reviews…

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"Monitoring the environment from Space" with Lisa Broekhuizen 56:08

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This week we spoke to Lisa Broekhuizen from Space4Good, looking at how satellite imagery can help show large scale impacts on our environment from deforestation to the growth of trees. The talk was hosted by Giancarlo Fiorella on Thursday April 10th 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Recorded live in the Bellingcat Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcat Links discussed:…

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"Identifying Explosive Ordnance in Social Media Imagery" with Andro Mathewson 51:08

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This week we spoke to Andro Mathewson from Centre for Information Resilience on identifying explosive ordnance seen in imagery on social media. Explosive ordnance are munitions that contain explosives, and can detonate without warning, killing or injuring civilians long after conflicts have ended. Andro wrote a guide to easily identify the most common types of EO and in this talk he walked us through it. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday March 27th 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Recorded live in the Bellingcat Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcat Links discussed: Andro's guide and key: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2024/07/31/a-beginners-guide-to-identifying-explosive-ordnance-in-social-media-imagery/ Small Arms Survey: https://www.smallarmssurvey.org/ Conflict Armament Research: https://www.conflictarm.com/ OSMP: https://osmp.ngo/ Repository that Andro built: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19xNmsQpcz7UwHOPy1Zrwud-2jVdctulT5W3_0fUNn8k/edit?gid=0#gid=0 CIR: https://www.info-res.org/myanmar-witness/ Bellingcat workshops: https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/ CORD database: https://www.ordata.info/ Book recommendation: https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Military-Ordnance-Identification-Investigations/dp/0815369425 Bulletpickers library: https://www.bulletpicker.com/technical-manuals.html…

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"Using the Open Source Munitions Portal" with The OSMP Team 59:13

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This week we spoke to Joe Dyke and Joe Emmett from AirWars and Nick R. Jenzen-Jones from Armament Research Services (ARES). Together they work on the Open Source Munitions Portal, a database of different munition types for open source research analysis. The team walked us through the uses of the OSMP, the many exciting features they've added over the years and why the project remains a vital resource for all open source researchers. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday March 13th 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Recorded live in the Bellingcat Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcat Links mentioned: The OSMP: https://osmp.ngo/ Airwars: https://airwars.org/ ARES: https://armamentresearch.com/ OSMP glossary: https://osmp.ngo/resources/glossary/ OSMP visual guide example (3D model): https://osmp.ngo/collection/small-diameter-bomb-gbu-39-visual-guide/ OSMP Israel and Gaza collection: https://osmp.ngo/collection/israel-and-gaza-2023-2024/ OSMP on X: https://x.com/munitionsportal OSMP on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/munitionsportal.bsky.social Bellingcat toolkit: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2024/09/24/bellingcat-online-investigations-toolkit/…

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"Covering Gender Based Violence" with Alexa Koenig 1:01:58

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This week we spoke to Dr. Alexa Koenig from UC Berkeley. Alexa has spent much of her recent career looking into how digital investigations could aid accountability for war crimes and gender based violence. Within this discussion we focused on her work covering gender based violence and what lessons she’s learnt from the various groups she’s spoken to and worked with, from legal professionals to survivor groups. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday February 20th 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Links mentioned: https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-mali-mr-al-hassan-convicted-war-crimes-and-crimes-against-humanity-committed https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2023/03/03/sexual-and-gender-based-violence-open-source-researche-osint-digital/ https://www.refworld.org/reference/research/gbrfco/2014/en/101109 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4895271 https://humanrights.berkeley.edu/publications/evaluating-digital-open-source-imagery-a-guide-for-judges-and-fact-finders/ https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/case-studies/2014/08/23/the-hills-of-raqqa-geolocating-the-james-foley-video/ https://www.ohchr.org/en/publications/policy-and-methodological-publications/berkeley-protocol-digital-open-source https://humanrights.berkeley.edu/publications/gender-persecution-in-the-islamic-republic-of-iran/…

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"Funding Open Source Research" with Mareike Vitt 1:05:04

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This week we're joined by Bellingcat Senior Fundraiser Mareike Vitt. Mareike is here to share invaluable tips on sourcing sustainable funding for open source research and journalism efforts. In the discussion we spoke about the current funding trends and how you as an individual or as an organisation can stand out in grant applications and when reaching out to those all important potential donors. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday February 13th 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Links mentioned: Funds for NGOs : Subscribe to newsletter, frequent overview of current calls for grants, fellowships etc. https://www.fundsforngos.org/ Specific insights for funds for NGOs: https://www2.fundsforngos.org/ Funds for Individuals: https://fundsforindividuals.fundsforngos.org/ Funds for US: https://us.fundsforngos.org/ Sample Proposals for many areas: https://www.fundsforngos.org/proposal_category/sample-ngo-or-nonprofit-grant-proposals/ Global Forum for Media Development https://gfmd.info/ Overview of current funding opportunities: https://gfmd.info/find-funding/ Extensive fundraising Guide: https://fundraising-guide.gfmd.info/ Check out other resources e.g. grant writing classes: https://www.nonprofitready.org/grant-writing-classes Bellingcat workshops/training: https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/ Bellingcat's current donation pathway: https://www.bellingcat.com/donate/ Bellingcat's original website campaign is still here! https://brown-moses.blogspot.com/ Freelance cross border funding example: https://www.investigativejournalismforeu.net/…

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"Building Open Source Research into a Newsroom" with Mike Yambo 52:06

16 weeks тому52:06

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This week we're joined by Mike Yambo, open source investigator from the popular African news outlet Nation. Mike explains how he managed to establish open source research practices in his traditional newsroom and how he taught himself those skillsets. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday January 30th 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Links mentioned: Mike Yambo's work at Nation: https://nation.africa/kenya/author-profiles/mike-yambo-4180312 Ben Strick, YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/bendobrown Bellingcat guides: https://www.bellingcat.com/category/resources/ Witness: https://www.witness.org/ Code For Africa: https://opportunities.codeforafrica.org/ Anatomy of a killing - BBC Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbnLkc6r3yc Bellingcat's telegram phone number checker tool: https://github.com/bellingcat/telegram-phone-number-checker How to use the telegram phone number checker video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLJgnlilEBs&t=1s Sudan story referenced by Mike: https://nation.africa/africa/news/look-the-fire-is-inside-your-houses-where-are-you-sudan-s-war-within-4683754 Bellingcat DRC coverage: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/01/29/m23-rebels-goma-congo-fighting-clashes-drc-kivu-control/ Shabaab story referenced by Mike: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/the-digital-footprints-of-suspected-shabaab-financier-4391768 Police beating story referenced by Mike: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/finding-the-location-of-viral-video-of-man-beaten-by-police-4304224…

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"Investigating Art Crime" with Lynda Albertson 1:01:42

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This week, we're back for the new year with a new topic, exploring the nexus of art theft, trafficking, and intelligence. We spoke with Lynda Albertson from the Association for Research into Crimes Against Art about the process of collecting and analysing information related to art crimes. How can open source research help tackle the world's cultural crimes? The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday January 16th 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Links mentioned: In our Discord Server you can find our art-crime channel: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcat ARCA: https://www.artcrimeresearch.org/ Lynda's example 1: https://www.artcrimeresearch.org/bellingcat-stage-talk-1/ Example 2: https://www.artcrimeresearch.org/bellingcat-stage-talk-2/ Example 3: https://www.artcrimeresearch.org/bellingcat-stage-talk-3/ Bellingcat investigations/guides focused on old polaroid analysis: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/08/04/solving-world-war-ii-photo-mysteries-with-open-source-techniques/ , https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/08/09/using-new-tech-to-investigate-old-photographs/ https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/08/16/untangling-the-mystery-of-the-worlds-first-rooftop-solar-panel/ Interpol Stolen Works of Art Database: https://www.interpol.int/en/Crimes/Cultural-heritage-crime/ID-Art-mobile-app India Pride Project: https://x.com/indiaprideproj?lang=en Lost Arts of Nepal: https://www.facebook.com/lostartsofnepal/ Carabinieri TPC's smartphone app: https://apps.apple.com/it/app/itpc-carabinieri/id858588594 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=itpc.carabinieri.it&hl=it The Antiquities Coalition: https://theantiquitiescoalition.org/ ARCA training: https://www.artcrimeresearch.org/postgraduate-certificate-programmes/…

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"We are Bellingcat" Q&A session with Eliot Higgins 58:30

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This week, we decided to change the format a little to mark the final stage talk of the year. We were joined by founder of Bellingcat, Eliot Higgins to discuss how he feels about the last 10 years of open source research as Bellingcat celebrates its decade anniversary. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday December 12th 2024. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Links mentioned: 'We Are Bellingcat', the book: https://www.bellingcat.com/book/ GQ interview with lost dog conversation: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/politics/article/eliot-higgins-bellingcat-interview Toolkit: https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit Bellingcat Open Source Challenges: https://challenge.bellingcat.com/ The Nation open source research coverage of the protests in Kenya: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/eight-hours-of-rage-how-the-finance-bill-2024-led-to-kenya-s-parliament-invasion-4744254 First steps into OSINT: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2021/11/09/first-steps-to-getting-started-in-open-source-research/ NYT piece on bomb crater detection: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-bomb-investigation.html Command Line tools video guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3gm-ud91v0 Jupyter Notebooks help: https://github.com/bellingcat/open-source-research-notebooks Frank Zappa - Eliot's recommendation: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kv0M4wqpMkWqa5f1mbtlogpYO78mBpkws…

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“Monitoring Damage to Cultural Heritage in Volatile Regions” with Caucasus Heritage Watch 59:29

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This week, we spoke to Dr Adam Thomas Smith, Distinguished Professor of Arts & Sciences, Department of Anthropology, Cornell University and Dr Lori Khatchadourian, Associate Professor, Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University about their work at Caucasus Heritage Watch. CHW focuses on monitoring at-risk heritage caught in the cross-fire of the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and was founded in 2020 to monitor and document endangered and damaged cultural heritage using high-resolution satellite imagery. We also discussed Bellingcat's work monitoring similar damage in Gaza and Ukraine. The talk was hosted by Jake Godin on Thursday December 5th 2024. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Links mentioned: You can find all of CHW's work on their website: https://caucasusheritage.cornell.edu/ One of Bellingcat's investigations covering cultural heritage damage in Gaza: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/06/26/gaza-israel-destroy-destruction-damage-cultural-history-heritage-archaeology-conflict-war/…

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"Studying Russia's Digital Grasp" with Dr Mariëlle Wijermars 1:01:30

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This week, we spoke to Dr Mariëlle Wijermars about internet governance in authoritarian states like Russia. We discussed the current strategies of the Russian government in internet crackdowns both at home and abroad and the trend of bots, online propaganda and banned media outlets in attempts at ongoing censorship. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday November 8th 2024. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Join our Discord Server for the next live talk at: https://discord.gg/bellingcat Mariëlle's publications: https://mariellewijermars.com/ Relevant articles: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/09/30/kremlin-forced-us-tech-firms-shut-down-an-app-its-opponents-were-using-now-what/ https://cepa.org/article/russias-social-media-self-censorship-law-is-misguided-and-the-west-must-avoid-making-the-same-mistake/ Bellingcat RuNet webinar: https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/december-10-2024-bellingcat-online-workshop-on-runet-investigations-4-hour-americas-friendly-time/ Example of Russian bot networks on X impersonating Bellingcat: https://x.com/EliotHiggins/status/1838872568041816103 Hugo Mercier’s book Not Born Yesterday might be relevant. Interviews include this one: https://youtu.be/P2iIwEqUecA?feature=shared Mariëlle's Horizon project https://www.arm-project.eu/ Link to story about telegram: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240827-free-speech-and-homeland-kremlin-opportunistic-response-to-telegram-boss-pavel-durov-arrest-in-france Bellingcat's archiver tool: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/09/22/preserve-vital-online-content-with-bellingcats-auto-archiver-tool/…

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"Researching Central Asia: Strategic Insights and Defence Data" with Michael Hilliard 59:54

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This week, we talk to Michael Hilliard. He and his colleagues at the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs recently released their report titled "The Armed Forces of Central Asia". We discuss the complex geopolitical landscape in Central Asia, and what defence capacity the countries have to tackle their strategic challenges. The talk was hosted by Merel Zoet on Thursday October 24th 2024. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Join our Discord Server for the next live talk at: https://discord.gg/bellingcat You can find the first chapter of the report " Tajikistan" here: https://oxussociety.org/the-armed-forces-of-central-asia-tajikistan/…

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"Researching Online Extremism and Terrorism" with Elizabeth Pearson 58:30

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This week we talk to Elizabeth Pearson. Together with her colleagues she recently worked on the REASSURE report ( https://voxpol.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Online-Extremism-and-Terrorism-Researchers-Security-Safety-Resilience.pdf )- which is published with the online extremism and terrorism research network VOX-Pol. The report describes experiences regarding safety and security of researchers who work on digital extremism and terrorism. We explored her learnings and took questions from the audience. The talk was hosted by Merel Zoet on Thursday October 10th 2024. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Join our Discord Server for the next live talk at: https://discord.gg/bellingcat For advice on looking after your mental health as a researcher you can look to our guide https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/ and find helpful resources on the DART center's website ( https://dartcenter.org/ )…

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"Revealing the Bellingcat Toolkit" with the Bellingcat Team 57:32

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This week's stage talk is focused on our new and updated toolkit! We've packed every useful open source research tool into one place to help assist new and old researchers, journalists and NGOs. Johanna Wild, who lead the project, joined us on stage to talk through the new developments. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday September 26th 2024. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Join our Discord Server for the next live talk at: https://discord.gg/bellingcat Links discussed: Link to article on the Toolkit launch : https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2024/09/24/bellingcat-online-investigations-toolkit/ New toolkit: https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit Bellingcat volunteer community: https://sites.google.com/bellingcat.com/bellingcat-volunteer-community If you have questions around joining the Volunteer Community - reach out to volunteer@bellingcat.com Invid: https://www.invid-project.eu/ Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/…

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“Investigating a Massacre in Burkina Faso" with The Bellingcat Team 59:32

35 weeks тому59:32

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This week's stage talk is about a militant attack in Burkina Faso that happened in late August, in which over 100 unarmed civilians died. We explore how Bellingcat investigators went to work trying to locate and verify graphic imagery claiming to be associated with the massacre. Content warning: Discussion of civilian harm, abuse and death. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday September 12th 2024. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Join our Discord Server for the next live talk at: https://discord.gg/bellingcat Links discussed: The investigation: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/09/04/burkina-faso-barsalogho-massacre-attack-jihadi-militia-military-human-rights/ (You can find the 'screenshots' referenced repeatedly in the recording in the investigation link above) ACLED: https://acleddata.com/ Wagner in Africa Discord Channel: https://discord.com/channels/709752884257882135/1054884622955184228 Detail about Chirpwire: https://disinfo.africa/inside-al-shabaabs-digital-propaganda-machine-05cbdb04ed4f Bellingcat's auto-archiver tool: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/09/22/preserve-vital-online-content-with-bellingcats-auto-archiver-tool/ How to prevent, identify and address vicarious trauma: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2018/10/18/prevent-identify-address-vicarious-trauma-conducting-open-source-investigations-middle-east/ Giancarlo's how to maintain mental hygiene as a researcher https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/ Wassim Nasr: https://x.com/SimNasr Héni: https://twitter.com/MENASTREAM/…

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“Tracking Deforestation with Open Data” with Luiz Toledo 56:57

37 weeks тому56:57

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This week's stage talk is about using open sources in environmental focused investigations. We spoke to freelance journalist Luiz Toledo about his recent work covering deforestation policy gaps. He uncovered his stories using open databases and FOIA requests. Note that Luiz's mic has some distortion in the recording. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday August 29th 2024. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Join our Discord Server for the next live talk at: https://discord.gg/bellingcat Links discussed: Luiz's investigations: https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/ https://piaui.folha.uol.com.br/desmatamento-amazonia-embargos-icmbio/ https:// www.occrp.org/en/feature/criminal-gangs-are-logging-the-worlds-last-brazilwood-trees-to-make-violin-bows https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/operation-do-re-mi-the-brazilian-bow-makers-under-investigation-for-dealing-in-endangered-wood Luiz's newsletter: https://news.fiquemsabendo.com.br/ FOIA tools: https://www.404media.co/foia-forum-with-a-pacer-expert-7-31-1pm-est/ https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/ https://x.com/JasonLeopold/status/1804630789205942322 https://portaldatransparencia.gov.br/ Environmental/deforestation resources: https://brasil.mapbiomas.org/ https://infoamazonia.org/en/ https://ambiental.media/ https://dadosabertos.ibama.gov.br/dataset/fiscalizacao-auto-de-infracao https://cruzagrafos.abraji.org.br/ https://climatecrimeanalysis.org/ https://oxpeckers.org/ https://eia-international.org/…

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"Investigating protest movements and the police response using open sources" with the Bellingcat team 59:50

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In this week's stage talk we discuss open source research methods of covering protest movements and any corresponding violent action. Using the example of recent clashes in Bangladesh, our team unpack how they go about reporting on this topic, sharing their favourite resources, techniques and advice. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday August 15 2024. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Join our Discord Server for the next live talk at: https://discord.gg/bellingcat Links discussed in the recording: Investigation: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/08/07/bangladesh-overthrow-resignation-sheikh-hasina-footage-open-source Links from UN/ Amnesty on policing and weapons here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2023/10/repression-trade/ Regarding rubber bullet usage https://www.amnesty.nl/content/uploads/2023/03/Amnesty-position-paper-kinetic-impact-projectiles.pdf Policing manual from Amnesty https://www.amnesty.nl/content/uploads/2017/01/book_1_0.pdf UN : Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/basic-principles-use-force-and-firearms-law-enforcement UN: Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapons In Law Enforcement https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/HRBodies/CCPR/LLW_Guidance.pdf Bellingcat Auto-Archiver tool: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/09/22/preserve-vital-online-content-with-bellingcats-auto-archiver-tool/ Bellingcat's Search Grid Generator tool: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2024/08/05/tracking-your-search-a-guide-to-the-grid-generator/ NASA-FIRMS: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/ Bellingcat guide to NASA-FIRMS: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/10/04/scorched-earth-using-nasa-fire-data-to-monitor-war-zones/ Bellingcat's guide to maintaining mental hygiene as an open source researcher: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/…

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"A Collaborative Model For Big Impact With Local Investigations" with Sam Stecklow 55:54

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This week we were joined on stage by Sam Stecklow, from the not-for-profit newsroom The Invisible Institute . Within the talk we discussed their work on making police complaint data publicly accessible and explored their collaborative models, funding and large data projects. The talk was hosted by Giancarlo Fiorella on Thursday August 1 2024. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist. Join our Discord Server for the next live talk at: https://discord.gg/bellingcat Find the full list of links shared by Sam during the talk below: Civic Data Project Live site: http://CPDP.co Kicking the pigeon: https://invisible.institute/kicking-the-pigeon Code of Silence: https://theintercept.com/series/code-of-silence/ https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Resources/61e475d6-97b0-4eef-8d62-23766553a041/1121846.pdf https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2015/02/laquan-mcdonald-shooting-a-recently-obtained-autopsy-report-on-the-dead-teen-complicates-the-chicago-police-departments-story.html https://champaign.cpdp.co/ https://invisible.institute/ypp https://invisible.institute/somebody-podcast https://chicagopolicetorturearchive.com/ https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/10/15/mauled-when-police-dogs-are-weapons https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/the-killing-of-harith-augustus/ https://www.btsurface.com/ https://chicagomissingpersons.com/ https://invisible.institute/illinois-police-data https://invisible.institute/data-access-transparency https://ipmnewsroom.org/sean-grayson-sonya-massey-sangamon-county-sheriff-misconduct/ https://www.chicagocopa.org/data-cases/case-portal/…

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“Tracking Wildfires Using Open Sources” with Aram Shabanian 53:08

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This week we were joined on stage by Aram Shabanian, the Open-Source Information Gathering Manager at the New Lines Institute and long time Bellingcat contributor. Aram shared a long list of interesting open source tools that citizens and journalists alike can use to help monitor wildfires. Find the full list of tools shared by Aram here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SJHzw5cSenCvEq7iGEyhHhRKAHq1vOcVlJy4sYAcchM/edit?gid=0#gid=0 And additional tools referenced in the chat here: Aram's livestream guide https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2023/11/09/using-livestreams-to-monitor-crises-in-gaza-and-beyond/ Look up your local area's wildfire pocket card with this link: https://www.wildfire.gov/wims/pocket-card-table Bellingcat's OSINT Forest area tracker https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2023/08/18/a-new-tool-shows-what-war-has-done-to-ukraines-forests/ Canadian map resource shared by an audience member: https://cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/interactive-map OnXMaps: https://www.onxmaps.com/ Link to our Discord channel for tool idea pitches: https://discord.com/channels/709752884257882135/1173992891945861160 Wildcad.net: http://www.wildcad.net/WildCADWeb.asp Oregon specific references: Odffire https://odffire.com/ Arcgis view: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/6329d5e4e13748b9b9f7f33f06a3c376/?fbclid=IwAR2HH7Zxyi-vqihq8pWQJKzynrFK19bKFow-VjTAn3Puz6lZtHpz5JrTgP4 Inciweb https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/ Oregon Dept of Forestry Course: https://odftraining.thinkific.com/courses/media-access The IMSR report shows national fire deployments in the US. In the off season it's updated every Friday. Peak fire season it's daily. : https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday the 18th of July in the Bellingcat Discord server. Music courtesy of Artlist.…

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"Mapping the destruction of cultural heritage sites in Gaza"- with the Bellingcat and Scripps News team 57:27

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This Stage Talk is about the impact of conflict on cultural heritage sites and how, as open source researchers, we can monitor the scale of destruction. The discussion was based around our latest documentary with Scripps News, which you can watch in full here Tools : Planet Sentinel Hub Google Earth Ollie Ballinger's damage probability map tool of Gaza Wikimapia Annique's analysing satellite imagery to monitor settlements, video guide Relevant research: The Byzantine mosaic https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/emergency-safeguarding-recently-discovered-al-bureij-mosaics-gaza Jake's X thread on the demolition of the mosaic https://x.com/JakeGodin/status/1805965185653395721 Bellingcat's investigation into the 8219 IDF unit. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/29/weve-become-addicted-to-explosions-the-idf-unit-responsible-for-demolishing-homes-across-gaza/ CNN visits a destroyed graveyard: https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2024/01/29/idf-gaza-graveyard-destruction-diamond-pkg-lead-vpx.cnn Damage to Ukraine's cultural heritage sites by Bellingcat and Scripps News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HiGgcuB2y4 Organisations referenced: EAMENA: https://www.eamena.org/ Heritage for Peace: https://www.heritageforpeace.org/ Aliph Foundation: https://www.aliph-foundation.org/ Caucus Heritage Center (Cornell) https://caucasusheritage.cornell.edu/ This talk was recorded on July 3rd, 2024 in the Bellingcat Discord Server. To join the server, download Discord and visit www.discord.gg/bellingcat . Music courtesy of Artlist.…

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"Extremism in Gaming Spaces" with Rachel Kowert and Linda Schlegel 56:37

47 weeks тому56:37

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In this Stage Talk we discuss extremism on digital gaming platforms with experts Rachel Kowert and Linda Schlegel. We talk about how and why extremists are using digital gaming spaces for radicalisation and mobilisation efforts, but also about prevention efforts to stop extremists from exploiting these gaming communities. You can find Linda and Rachel's book here: www.routledge.com/Gaming-and-Extre…ok/9781032482996 Other links that were mentioned in the talk: www.takethis.org/2024/05/resilient-resources/ www.stopspying.org/banned-for-being www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUoIVZ3vEHk www.theguardian.com/games/2024/mar/…ame-consultants www.isdglobal.org/explainers/discord-extremism/ www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.…791/html?lang=de This talk was recorded on June 20th, 2024 in the Bellingcat Discord Server. To join the server, download Discord and visit www.discord.gg/bellingcat . Music courtesy of Artlist.…

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“Getting Started In Open Source Research” with Sofia Santos 1:00:00

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In this week's Stage Talk we were joined by Centre For Information Resilience's Sofia Santos. Sofia also runs a website called Gralhix.com which provides exercises and guides for those needing to practice their open source research skillsets. The discussion on stage was all about how to get into our industry, Sofia provided invaluable tips and resources for beginners. The links we shared during the talk can be found here: Centre for information resilience https://www.info-res.org/ Eyes of Russia Project: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/07/24/over-500-days-of-the-russia-ukraine-monitor-map/ When starting to write up your conclusions its also worth checking your work against this list too: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2024/04/25/oshit-seven-deadly-sins-of-bad-open-source-research/ Bellingcat's video guide to working with OSINT tools without coding knowledge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymCMy8OffHM&list=PLq6cQ--4f90icDJUwiGcPrFFLLguuZ0ht Bellingcat's mental health hygiene guide: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/ Sofia's colleague Ben Strick's OSINT YouTube 'Bendobrown': https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrFPX1Vfqk3ehZKSFeb9pVIHqxqrNW8Sy This talk was recorded on June 5th 2024 in the Bellingcat Discord Server. To join the server, download discord and visit www.discord.gg/bellingcat . Music courtesy of Artlist.…

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"Exploring the Digital Profiles of Human Smugglers” with Carlos Gonzales 57:58

51 weeks тому57:58

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In this week's Stage Talk we were joined by Bellingcat' Research Lead, Carlos Gonzales. Carlos unpacked a series of recent investigations, delivered by Bellingcat and partners into human smuggler operations across South America and into the US. You can find a link to Bellingcat's investigation into the digital coyote here: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/30/a-phantoms-tale-the-coyote-influencer-on-tiktok/ And the wider series of investigations via our partners El Clip: https://www.elclip.org/traileres-trampa-migrantes/ The following investigations were also mentioned in the talk looking at other regions: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001z1st https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/117240-001-A/data-sources/ This talk was recorded on May 23rd 2024 in the Bellingcat Discord Server. To join the server, download discord and visit www.discord.gg/bellingcat . Music courtesy of Artlist.…

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"Publishing on closed messaging platforms” with Sipho Kings 57:24

1 year тому57:24

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In this week's episode, co-founder and director of The Continent, Sipho Kings joined us. The Continent is an award winning journal, distributed weekly to audiences, covering 54 countries. It's published as an old fashioned newspaper of sorts, on a beautifully designed PDF, and distributed via word of mouth, on closed messaging platforms. In the talk we spoke about the benefits and limitations of distributing on these platforms, and what it's like working in a small newsroom covering so many regions. Links: The Continent Chat 263 The Oxpeckers Code For Africa The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday the 9th of May in the Bellingcat Discord server. Music courtesy of Artlist.…

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"Justice and Accountability with Open Source Research" with Natasha Pereverzina 58:25

1 year тому58:25

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This week we spoke to a representative from Bellingcat's Justice and Accountability Unit, Consultant Natasha Pereverzina. Bellingcat’s Justice and Accountability Unit is a joint project with the Global Legal Action Network. Through years of collaboration, we have developed and tested a step-by-step methodology for investigators to follow, hopefully ensuring the viability of open source information in a court setting. Its aim is to ensure that any material discovered by Bellingcat’s dedicated Justice and Accountability Unit is gathered in accordance with rules on admissibility of evidence so as to make it suitable for use in future legal proceedings and other accountability processes. Natasha unpacks what its like working within the unit and what their end goals are. You can find more information on the unit on Bellingcat's website here: https://www.bellingcat.com/what-is-bellingcats-ja-unit-december-2022/ And on GLAN's website here: https://www.glanlaw.org/online-open-source-methodology You can also find the mock trial recordings here: https://www.glanlaw.org/osint-mock-trial and Nick Waters talk on this unit at the International Journalism Festival here: https://www.journalismfestival.com/programme/2024/war-crimes-investigations-and-accountability-using-open-source-techniques The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday the 25th of April in the Bellingcat discord server. Music courtesy of Artlist.…

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"Researching the Troubled Teen Industry" with Bellingcat Discord community member Allison Jenkins 59:38

1 year тому59:38

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This week's live Stage Talk was slightly different, we were joined by a Discord community member/open source researcher, Allison Jenkins. Allison was speaking on an ongoing project that she was looking for support on. Allison has lived experience of the Troubled Teen Industry and realised there was a lack of comprehensive and easy to access information on the industry for concerned parents or for potential future accountability. So over the last few years she has been building a publicly accessible information database on the institutions and companies involved in the industry, using open source techniques. At the time of the talk Allison was having difficulty finishing the project and getting it ready for public view, due to funding and resource restrictions. If you want to help Allison with her work, join our Discord server and ask for further information: www.discord.gg/bellingcat Links that were mentioned in the chat: The background article on the TTI: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2007/08/cult-spawned-tough-love-teen-industry/ https://xjdp.aspi.org.au/ WASP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Association_of_Specialty_Programs_and_Schools Allison (and her ArchivEye tool) is featured in the article of the 2023 Bellingcat Hackathon here: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2023/06/16/third-hackathon-open-source-tools/ Project from the Bellingcat hackathon: https://github.com/eastrd/ArchivEye The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday the 11th of April in the Bellingcat discord server. Music courtesy of Artlist.…

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”Politics in the Age of Disinformation” with Sasha Issenberg 1:04:01

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In this week's live Stage Talk we were joined by Sasha Issenberg, an author and political writer, speaking on how political parties around the world but particularly in the US, have previously and are currently responding to election mis and disinformation. You can find Sasha's full list of books here: https://www.sashaissenberg.com/copy-of-sasha-s-other-writings And he can be found on X here: https://twitter.com/sissenberg The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday the 28th of March in the Bellingcat discord server. To join the server, download discord and visit www.discord.gg/bellingcat . Music courtesy of Artlist.…

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"The Role Of The Fact Checker" with Alice Milliken and Hannah Ajakaiye 1:05:14

1 year тому1:05:14

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In this week's Stage Talk we were joined by fact checkers, Alice Milliken and Hannah Ajakaiye. In the talk we discussed the role of a fact checker in this digital age and how these skillsets are vital for journalists, researchers and the wider public. We also spoke about how AI has had an impact on verification techniques. Hannah's profile A link to one of the social videos produced with Hannah for the combatting health misinformation campaign Alice's profile Bellingcat training sign ups Bellingcat YouTube *Please note that during the course of this live talk we faced technical issues in the Discord Server. These issues are reflected in the recording. This talk was recorded on March 15th 2024 in the Bellingcat Discord Server. To join the server, download discord and visit www.discord.gg/bellingcat . Music courtesy of Artlist.…

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"Investigating An Oil Spill With Open Sources" with Logan Williams 57:54

1 year тому57:54