Published in What The OSINT!·Dec 3, 2020Member-onlyFinal critical reviewThroughout this month of activity, What The OSINT! meant to give the readers a taste of the field of open source intelligence, exploring its state of the art, the debates around it and its most recent developments and trajectories. It opened up exploring what open source intelligence actually means. After…Osint3 min readOsint3 min read
Published in What The OSINT!·Dec 2, 2020Member-onlyThe OSINT tool of the dayFollowing the initiative by Verif!cation Quiz Bot (@quiztime), today’s tool shared with the OSINT community deals with shadow calculation…Osint1 min readOsint1 min readPhoto by Peter Gonzalez on UnsplashThe OSINT tool of the day----
Published in What The OSINT!·Dec 1, 2020Member-onlyOSINT advents calendarThis year has already been proven to be a very peculiar one. Why not getting full in and have a quite alternative OSINT-themed Advent…Osint1 min readOsint1 min readPhoto by Olav Ahrens Røtne on UnsplashOSINT advents calendar----
Published in What The OSINT!·Nov 30, 2020Member-onlyWomen in OSINTAs you might have noticed in the list of organizations and people to follow to keep up with the latest on OSINT I published here, the male presence is quite predominant in the sector. The need for diversification was first recognised years ago, when Bellingcat published this article on how…Osint3 min readOsint3 min read
Published in What The OSINT!·Nov 30, 2020Member-onlyOSINT x the Climate EmergencyFirst published on Marta Silvia Viganò on Nov 29, 2020. When I first started researching OSINT, I asked myself how open source intelligence could be used for Earth journalism. Why is it relevant? In short, because human beings have a moral duty to protect the environment that allows for their…Climate Change4 min readClimate Change4 min read
Published in What The OSINT!·Nov 30, 2020Member-onlyOSINT x Real-Time InvestigationsFirst published on Marta Silvia Viganò on Nov 29, 2020 Ever found yourself in the situation of receiving a tornado alarm on your phone? Experienced that sense of urgency knowing you’re not home to your family? What does OSINT have to do with it, anyway? Even if at that time…Osint4 min readOsint4 min read
Published in What The OSINT!·Nov 30, 2020Member-onlyGetting started with OSINT as a journalistFirst published on Marta Silvia Viganò on Nov 18, 2020 Open source intelligence can be overwhelming. When I first started researching the topic, I would have really used a list like this one to get an idea of what this is all about, which sources are reliable and who is…Open Source2 min readOpen Source2 min read
Published in What The OSINT!·Nov 30, 2020Member-onlyOSINT x Professional JournalismFirst published on Marta Silvia Viganò on Nov 14 2020. There are many ways OSINT can be used to enhance the quality of professional reporting and to help overcome critical aspects of contemporary journalism. Here are some of them. According to the Reuters Institute, trust in the media has been…Osint3 min readOsint3 min read
Nov 29, 2020Member-onlyOSINT x the Climate EmergencyWhen I first started researching OSINT, I asked myself how open source intelligence could be used for Earth journalism. Why is it relevant? In short, because human beings have a moral duty to protect the environment that allows for their very own existence; because the environmental damage and destruction affect…Osint4 min readOsint4 min read
Nov 29, 2020Member-onlyOSINT x Real-Time InvestigationsEver found yourself in the situation of receiving a tornado alarm on your phone? Experienced that sense of urgency knowing you’re not home to your family? What does OSINT have to do with it, anyway? Even if at that time he couldn’t have done much to deviate the trajectory of…Osint4 min readOsint4 min read
