This article was originally posted on Arms Control Wonk. A lot of people are asking how to take measurements and make 3D models from 2D images. If conditions are juuusst right, SketchUp’s Match Photo technique is the way to go. Unfortunately, in our world, conditions are almost never just right, unless you happen to be…
On April 4, 2015, a police officer named Michael Slager of the North Chaleston Police Department shot and killed Walter Scott as he attempted to flee from the officer. The case has made national headlines in the United States and has been picked up in international media as well. Since the shooting, several major events…
Bashar al-Assad and his regime are suspected to be behind the disappearance of many thousands of persons in recent years, many of whom are presumed to have been tortured and killed. Following prisoners’ deaths, a team of forensic photographers would be dispatched to document the bodies of the victims of the Assad regime. Defectors have…
When working on open source and social media investigation there’s occasional images that at first seem as if they would be impossible to verify. The following picture, showing a 9S470 Self Propelled Command Post, was shared with us on Twitter.
Just three hours after the crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17), a picture was published on Twitter that appeared to show a ropeway on the horizon between “Lutugina” and “Tsof” in the area of Torez, which is close to Snizhne. The timestamp of the tweet suggests it was sent at 9:23 AM on 17…
This article is available in French here. Earlier this week a video was posted online showing Tunisian Jihadists claiming responsibility for the murders of two Tunisian secular politicians in 2013. It was claimed that the video was filmed in territory controlled by the Islamic State, and using a variety of geolocation techniques it is possible…
Follow the Money – Investigations and the Storyful Video Archive. David Clinch, Executive Editor of Storyful, explains the Storyful model and the public-service potential of its archives.
A Fresh Look at Libel Insurance. Stuart Karle, General Counsel of North Base Media, explains the past, present, and possible future of libel and media insurance.
Near Misses: Tools that Almost Worked. Sarah Cohen, Pulitzer-winning Reporter and Editor at the New York Times and President of IRE, explains why so many tools for journalists almost worked — but didn’t quite — and what we can do about it.
In War and Pieces – Social Media Investigations Eliot Higgins looks at Bellingcat’s investigation into the missile launched linked to the downing of MH17, and the role social media investigation played in that research.
