Workshop: Open Source Intelligence and Investigative Journalism

Tools, Tips, and Best Practices with Roman Hoefner.

Workshop: Open Source Intelligence and Investigative Journalism

In this 0.5 day workshop with Roman Hoefner, an investigative journalist at Der Spiegel, participants will learn more about OSINT and the role that it plays in journalistic investigations. Roman will discuss how to identify fake news and fake profiles, discuss OSINT investigations, and offer insight into a number of tools and techniques that investigative journalists are using.

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