Open Source Research Guide
Social Search Techniques Using LinkedIn, from Henk van Ess
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Tips for navigating the social media site LinkedIn from GIJN’s forthcoming open source guide on online searching.
Resources
Planespotting: An Updated Guide to Tracking Aircraft Around the World
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In 2019, GIJN first launched its guide to planespotting and flight tracking around the world. In the wake of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, which led to a great migration of Russian oligarchs and their assets, as well as Elon Musk’s efforts to block bots from tracking planes in real time on Twitter, we’ve now updated this reporting guide to account for these recent developments.
Open Source Research Guide
Social Search Techniques Using Instagram, from Henk van Ess
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Tips for navigating the social media site Instagram from GIJN’s forthcoming guide to open source researching online.
Open Source Research Guide
Social Search Techniques Using Facebook, from Henk van Ess
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Tips from an internet search expert for navigating the social media site Facebook, from GIJN’s forthcoming guide to open source research online.
Open Source Research Guide
Social Search Techniques Using Twitter, from Henk van Ess
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Tips for navigating the social media site Twitter from GIJN’s forthcoming guide to open source researching online.
Tools & Techniques
10 Tips for Tracking Russian-Owned Assets
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OCCRP senior investigator Tom Stocks shares 10 best practices for tracking the mansions and superyachts of Russian oligarchs and officials deemed closest to President Vladimir Putin.
Resources
Online Advanced Search Techniques
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Updated in March 2022
GIJN hosted two webinars in 2021 with Paul Myers, a leading international expert in online investigation. Myers, who works for the BBC and is a popular speaker at GIJN conferences, shared his tips on the best tools and strategies for digging up information about people online.
Security
Essential Steps for Journalists in Emergency Situations
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Journalists receiving threats often have to flee their homes in a matter of a few hours. Conflicts, though, are often foreseeable and that’s why those in fragile regions should have an exit plan in place and crucial documents ready to go. We’ve listed what documents journalists should gather as well as which organizations support journalists with relocation.
Case Studies
Investigating Sexual Abuse: An Updated Reporting Guide
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Editor’s Note: The tipsheet was updated in 2023 by GIJN’s Leonardo Peralta and edited by Nikolia Apostolou. The subject of sexual violence remains a sensitive if not taboo subject in much of the world and often goes unreported.
Climate Accountability
Reporting Guide to Holding Governments Accountable for Climate Change Pledges — Chapter 5: Alternative Sources of Country Emissions Data
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Chapter five of GIJN’s Reporting Guide to Holding Governments Accountable for Climate Change Pledges looks at finding alternative sources of country emissions data.