This module starts with traditional investigative research methods—analysing documents, using archives,
accessing public records, using FOIA. The latter half will focus entirely on cutting edge, digital open source
journalism where students will learn to collect, analyse and document publicly available online information for
use in law, advocacy, or journalism. They will learn to authenticate audio-visual data, geolocate photos and
videos, and mine social media for useful information. Students will also learn advanced fact-checking
methods.
- Module Supervisor: Idrees Ahmad