"How to Teach OSINT" with Aric Toler

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Bellingcat's Aric Toler came by the Discord server to talk about how to teach open source research methods. As Bellingcat's Director of Research and Training, Aric is responsible for overseeing the development of Bellingcat's teaching materials, which have reached thousands of people across the world since 2015. During his talk, Aric gave advice on how to structure lessons and activities, and answered questions from the audience. This is a recording of a Discord Server Stage Talk that took place in the Bellingcat Discord Server on May 11, 2023. To join the server, download discord and visit www.discord.gg/bellingcat.Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound.

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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

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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

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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

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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

hace 34 weeks59:50