⭐ We are thrilled to announce “The RePlaybook: A Field Guide to the Climate and Information Crisis”, a first-of-its-kind toolkit by 30+ experts, journalists & NGOs to decode disinfo, challenge tech & counter division in climate comms.⬇️Must-have! Download: tacticaltech.org/replaybook/

Veiled ownership. Hidden vessels. Global risk.

Sayari is hosting a masterclass on shadow fleets on Oct 2, which will share how to unmask the networks behind these maritime threats.

Learn more:

☕️ For your weekend reading:

How LiDAR measures the toll of climate disasters:

Comparing LiDAR data from before and after the January 2025 fires in Los Angeles reveals the scale of devastation in ways satellite imagery can’t match.

www.beautifulpublicdata.com/how-lidar-me...

CIJ Course: Digital Tools for Investigation - Online
📆 17 September at 10am. Zoom.

A short course for those new to open-source intelligence.

"I REALLY enjoyed this course - it was really engaging and taught me a lot." Feedback 2025.

Taught by @guypporter.bsky.social

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Great to hear Goldsmiths MSc Digital Journalism alum @guypporter.bsky.social speak about OSINT at #CIJSummer

Important investigation into textile waste in Nepal from @tansyhoskins.org & Arun Karki. In a country of 6,000 rivers, toxic textile waste runs through the country and erodes 'traditions, cultural connections, human connections' in the process

Essential and heartbreaking listening...

How can OSINT be used to investigate illegal mining?
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

which, as the @tbij.bsky.social explains, 'was sponsored by partners including ExxonMobil.' ExxonMobil is the world’s third most polluting company 😠, according to Carbon Majors, a database of historical fossil fuel production data carbonmajors.org/Entity/Exxon...

The game 'Energy Town', promotes fossil fuels as part of a "green" future. It was developed by marketing agency We are Futures, which in turn uses the organisation Association for Science Education (ASE) to quality assure the game for British schoolchildren.

Just when you thought indirect fossil fuel lobbying couldn’t get more brazen, Norwegian publication E24.no has found that Equinor (the company behind the Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea), funded a computer game for UK children e24.no/energi-og-kl...

Really looking forward to my 'building investigations with #osint' session which focuses on giving attendees practical tools, proven methods, and a flexible framework for integrating OSINT into any investigative workflow #cijsummer --> Thurs 26 June 2025 @10.20–11.20 tcij.org/summer-confe... 📣

Kicking off 🦵⚽ my bluesky account with a #starterpack for speakers at #cijsummer investigative journalism 🔎 📰 📊 conference (26-27 June 2025 Goldsmiths, University of London) #journalism #datajournalism #investigativejournalism #investigations #osint
#ecosint go.bsky.app/3EY9DDt

Session is on Thurs 26 June 2025 10.20–11.20 📣

Really looking forward to delivering a session on 'building investigations with #osint' focused on giving attendees practical tools, proven methods, and a flexible framework for integrating open sources into any investigative workflow #cijsummer