Bellingcat provides a workshop for people with no experience using the command line. The idea is to gain essential skills that will open up the possibility of using a range of other digital tools toward open source investigative work. You can find out more and sign up from this page. This command line workshop is scheduled for 9 May 2024.
New Way of News: OpenFile
OpenFile (openfile.ca) opened its public beta today. It’s attempting to develop a new means for news reporting. I discovered it from a colleague’s Twitter post and was quickly fascinated by the OpenFile model, which I think might have found a sweet way to conjoin citizen media with professional news reporting. Continue reading “New Way of News: OpenFile”