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.
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.
social media search
Tips for Mining Social Media Platforms with Henk van Ess
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Open source reporting expert Henk van Ess has dozens of tricks to find elusive social media information through indirect means, as well as a search app he created. In a recent GIJN webinar on “Investigating Social Media,” Van Ess shared several of these tips.
GIJN Toolbox
GIJN Toolbox: Satellite Data, Tracking Usernames, and Facial Recognition
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In this edition of The GIJN Toolbox — which surveys the latest tips and tools for investigative journalists — we’ll take a look at the process of analyzing satellite imagery derived from infrared radiation, a technique The New York Times used to cover a West Coast wildfire. We’ll also explore the controversial practice of using facial recognition technology, how to request NASA satellite data, a new document search tool from Google, and more.
tools & techniques
GIJN Masterclass with Paul Myers: Online Research Tips for Digging into the Pandemic and Beyond
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In a GIJN masterclass webinar presented to 700 journalists from 94 countries, BBC internet research expert Paul Myers described the open source tools, syntax tricks, and search techniques that can help unearth elusive content, images, and social media posts. Myers cited searches for information on COVID-19 in numerous examples, and stressed the need for logical thought in order to unlock the power of advanced search tools.