global crime, online sleuths, and the bold future of news Higgins, Eliot 1979- creator text bibliography History. Online news. nyu 2021 monographic eng

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255 pages ; 24 cm "In 2018, Russian exile Sergei Skripal and his daughter were nearly killed in an audacious poisoning attempt in Salisbury, England. Soon, the identity of one of the suspects was revealed: he was a Russian spy. This huge investigative coup wasn't pulled off by an intelligence agency or a traditional news outlet. Instead, the scoop came from Bellingcat, the open-source investigative team that is redefining the way we think about news, politics, and the digital future. We Are Bellingcat tells the inspiring story of how a college dropout pioneered a new category of reporting and galvanized citizen journalists-working together from their computer screens around the globe-to crack major cases, at a time when fact-based journalism is under assault from authoritarian forces. Founder Eliot Higgins introduces readers to the tools Bellingcat investigators use, tools available to anyone, from software that helps you pinpoint the location of an image, to an app that can nail down the time that photo was taken. This book digs deep into some of Bellingcat's most important investigations-the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine, Assad's use of chemical weapons in Syria, the identities of alt-right protestors in Charlottesville-with the drama and gripping detail of a spy novel"--Publisher's description. Introduction -- Revolution on a laptop -- Becoming Bellingcat -- Firewall of facts -- Mice catch cat -- Next steps. Eliot Higgins. Originally published in Great Britain in 2021 as We are Bellingcat : an intelligence agency for the people. Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-244) and index. e-uk--- Bellingcat (Organization) Online journalism Periodismo en línea Intelligence service Great Britain Open source intelligence Electronic intelligence Private investigators Vigilancia electrónica Investigadores privados Citizen journalism Great Britain History 21st century Periodismo ciudadano Gran Bretaña Inteligencia de fuentes abiertas Journalisme participatif Journalisme en ligne Renseignements de sources ouvertes Renseignement électronique Détectives Journalisme participatif Grande-Bretagne Histoire 21e siècle detectives Online journalism Citizen journalism Electronic intelligence Intelligence service Open source intelligence Private investigators Great Britain PN 4784 H636w 2021 070.43 9781635577303 (hardcover) 1635577306 (hardcover) 2020950711 CNEDM 201120 20260113164256.0 21807254 eng