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Source-led reading note · OSINT · Practitioner account

We Are Bellingcat

At a glance

An insider’s account of public-source investigation that introduces evidence and methods readers can examine in the underlying investigations.

Eliot Higgins

Subject and context

Bellingcat’s founder describes the development of collaborative investigations using publicly available information. Connects digital evidence with the questions of verification and accountability.

Formats & listening

Audio edition verified

Read by Eliot Higgins

Bloomsbury · Author-narrated edition · 2021

Listen for the investigator’s perspective, then use the written toolkit when examining maps and visual evidence. Audio cannot replace inspecting the source material.

Edition details and access conditions can differ by provider and territory. Printed or digital text is useful for checking citations, names and visual evidence even when listening.

Sources & edition details

Put the reading in contextOpen-source investigation · Primer