Collaborating with non-journalists

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BBC Africa Eye investigators sought to answer three questions. where did it happen? When did it happen? Who was responsible?

Specifying what you hope to uncover and how you'll get there will make an open-source journalism project easier. To get a sense of the essential elements that would be needed for an investigation, Adamson suggests getting exposure to other open-source work.

“Start by following Bellingcat on Twitter,” he egypt mobile database advises. “Read all their work and look at the tools they use. Also follow the New York Times Visual Investigations team – they excel at open-source work. For investigative documentaries from across Africa, follow BBC Africa Eye on YouTube . If you watch all of these films, you’ll start to see the essential elements of an investigation .”

Once you have a framework, conducting an investigation requires following specific procedures or processes that help organize and expedite the investigation process. Each approach may not be exactly the same for everyone, but it helps to have systems in place for efficiency, says Strick, who often works backwards through his investigations, eliminating what he knows isn't true.