Open source investigations (OSINT) use tools like social media content, government records, satellite imagery, and other user-generated material to conduct in-depth investigations. Tapping into swathes of publicly available information, these investigations sift through data and information available online to analyze particular cases.
Organizations like Bellingcat and Forensic Architecture, as well as major publications, such as The New York Times and Al-Jazeera, among others, have managed to publish incredible journalistic pieces on the basis of open source investigations, merging journalism and forensic investigation in innovative ways.
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