Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social A community of journalists and others in the media. Together, we aim to learn and share ✨technical skills✨ for use in our reporting.
Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social Obsessive ship-spotting by the Bosphorus -.-. .-. .. -- . .- / .. ... / ..- -.- .-. .- .. -. . 50501
Carlos Gonzales @mabl2k.bsky.social Head of Research at Bellingcat
Visual Investigations
Former Open Source Analyst with BBCAfricaEye.
Paul Radu @paulradu.wsocial.eu co-founder @occrp.org/investigative reporter/innovator/social entrepreneur/Ashoka fellow
Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com The magazine for global politics, economics, and ideas.
https://foreignpolicy.com/
Angus Peacock @anguspeacock.bsky.social Investigador @ OCCRP | Hincha de Pulga Rodríguez
Jonny Wrate @evodzoni.bsky.social Investigative journalist in Latin America at OCCRP. Organised crime, corruption, environment, illicit finance
Graham Stack @grahamstack.bsky.social Dog-lover and avid reader
Investigative journalist
Sana @sanasbouai.bsky.social Journalist #OCCRP - Investigative journalism - #Corruption & Organized crime - Tax evasion & Fraud - #Sociology - Tunisia Libya Algeria Morocco - 👋🏽 #DEI #Feminism & Creative writing
Šarūnas Černiauskas @sarunascerniauskas.bsky.social Investigative journalist, co-founder at Siena.lt
Eldiyar Arykbaev @eldiyar.bsky.social Journalist | Editor | Trainer | 🇰🇬 🇺🇿 🇰🇿 🇹🇯 | OCCRP and ICIJ | Formerly: Editor-in-Chief at Kloop
Eduardo Goulart @eduardogoulart.bsky.social Journalist. Brazil Editor at OCCRP. #OSINT #InvestigativeJournalism"
Opinions expressed here are my own and do not reflect the views of my employer.
Aldo Benitez @aldobe.bsky.social Periodista/ interesado en reportajes, investigaciones y buenas historias / editor de OCCRP en Paraguay
Oliver Rivers @maxrothbarth.bsky.social COO at OCCRP. Usual disclaimers about whose these opinions are (mine) apply in the usual (obvious) way. Aspiring cat owner. Corruption, investigative journalism, art, classical music, not necessarily in that order.
Gabriel Geiger @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social Investigative journalist at Lighthouse Reports. Algorithms & surveillance. https://www.lighthousereports.com/team/gabriel-geiger/
Darren Olivier @darren.africandefence.net Director at African Defence Review (@africandefence)
Covering African conflicts with a specific focus on Southern Africa.
Email: dolivier@africandefence.net
Signal: darren.13
Forensic Architecture @forensicarchi.bsky.social Investigating state and corporate violence globally, presenting our findings from the courtroom to the gallery. Based at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Leila @leilashami.bsky.social Co-author of 'Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War'
Co-founder @fromtheperiphery.com & host of @syriapodcast.bsky.social
Blogs at: https://leilashami.wordpress.com/
Emma Beals @ejbeals.bsky.social Constructive disrupter. Working on: the crisis in peace/conflict, disrupting aid, democracy/human rights, systems change and the mess we’re in. Former: Syria. Do: research, analysis, policy, piloting. Affiliations: EIP, MEI. Opinions my own. EmmaBeals.com
Jeffrey Lewis @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social William J. Perry Lecturer at Stanford CISAC & Distinguished Research Fellow FPRI. Member of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Science and Security Board & National Academies Committee on Int’l Security and Arms Control.
Rawan Shaif @rawanssa18.bsky.social Ex @Amnesty @UN @TheSentry_Org @Bellingcat | Sudan, Syria, Iraq and Yemen | Open-source and IHL/Human Rights | views my own
Trevor Ball @easybakeovensz.bsky.social Weapons Technical Analyst at Armament Research Services (ARES). Previously Bellingcat, US Army EOD.
@charleslister1.bsky.social @charleslister1.bsky.social
Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss.bsky.social Editor @insidereng, host @foreignoffpod, https://substack.com/@macspaunday, ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror: http://goo.gl/Jb6uEA. Next book on the GRU for @vikingbooks. macspaunday@protonmail.com
Amie Ferris-Rotman @amiefr.bsky.social Global News Editor, New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag
Alex Rowell @alexjrowell.bsky.social Senior editor at @newlinesmag.bsky.social. Author of "We Are Your Soldiers: How Gamal Abdel Nasser Remade the Arab World" (2023) and "Vintage Humour: The Islamic Wine Poetry of Abu Nuwas" (2018). https://linktr.ee/alexrowell
Hassan Hassan @hhassan.bsky.social Founder and Editor in Chief, @newlinesmag.bsky.social. New York Times Bestselling Author https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1682450201/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1699110557&sr=8-1. Father of two boys
Faisal Al Yafai @faisalalyafai.bsky.social
Kareem Shaheen @kshaheen.bsky.social Middle East Editor, Newsletters Editor @newlinesmag. Former Guardian Mideast correspondent. Gamer dad.
New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social An award-winning magazine for the best writing from around the world. Longform essays and informative analysis run daily.
http://lnk.bio/newlinesmag
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com Democracy Skies in Blueness
The New York Times @nytimes.com We seek the truth and help people understand the world. Not a subscriber? Your first month is now free in our app. https://nytimes.onelink.me/Xpht/zbx4nci9
Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.
Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social Award-winning investigative/data journalist. Senior editor @MiddleEastEye, former MENA editor @AlJazeera, Global Authentication Project member @Bellingcat, meganotoole.ca
Dr. Manisha Ganguly @manisha.bsky.social The Guardian's investigations correspondent & visual forensics lead. Currently writing a book. tech x conflict x human rights. friend to cats. manishaganguly.com
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu Nobody knows politics and policy like we do.
Financial Times @financialtimes.com The best of FT journalism, including breaking news and analysis.
https://www.ft.com
The users this account follows are verified FT staff or contributors.
DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social The Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab. Cultivating a global network of digital forensic analysts (#DigitalSherlocks) to combat disinformation.
Sylvain HAJRI @navlys.bsky.social Passionate about #OSINT.
Founder of epieos.com, a powerful reverse email/phone lookup OSINT tool.
lehack.org #OsintVillage Founder,
osintfr.com co-founder
FT Visual & Data Journalism @data.ft.com The FT’s team of reporters, statisticians, illustrators, cartographers, designers, and developers work with colleagues across our newsrooms, using graphics and data to find, investigate and explain stories.
https://www.ft.com/visual-and-data-journalism
Pooja Chaudhuri @poojachaudhuri.bsky.social Researcher and trainer @bellingcat.com
AFP News Agency @en.afp.com Top news and features from AFP's reporters around the world.
u.afp.com/socials
Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu Cross-border team of investigative journalists with a focus on Europe.
paper trail media @papertrailmedia.de investigative newsroom :: partner of @spiegel.de : @zdfde.bsky.social : @derstandard.at : @tagesanzeiger.bsky.social :: www.papertrailmedia.de
Le Monde @lemonde.fr « Le Monde » est un journal français fondé par Hubert Beuve-Méry en 1944. C'est aussi un compte Bluesky qui poste l'actualité en continu de façon automatisée.
Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social Bilingual journalist in Paris; previously @forbidden-stories.bsky.social
Words in Longreads, The Guardian, Le Monde, Al Jazeera, The Nation, Jacobin, New Lines Magazine, Society, L'Humanité, etc.
Open to tips, commissions and bad puns.
PPLAAF @pplaaf.bsky.social The Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa seeks to defend whistleblowers, as well as strategically litigate and advocate on their behalf where their disclosures speak to the public interest of African citizens.
https://www.pplaaf.org/
Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org The global hub for investigative journalism, sharing resources, stories, events, and jobs.
Find #GIJN's regional feeds, here: http://gijn.org/follow-gijn/
EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu Independent EU-focused NGO whose mission is to raise awareness on #disinformation & contribute to a better information landscape.
ICIJ @icij.org Stories that rock the world. We expose wrongdoing so the world can make it right. Find us at ICIJ.org. #UberFiles #EricssonList #PandoraPapers #FinCENFiles #PanamaPapers
Forbidden Stories @forbidden-stories.bsky.social We are a collaborative journalism network devoted to pursuing the work of silenced reporters around the world.
https://forbiddenstories.org/
Mohamad Najem @monajem.bsky.social Tech & human rights in the MENA region. Director of SMEX
Zack Kopplin @zackkopplin.bsky.social Investigative journalist @OCCRP.org
ZackKopplin@Protonmail.com, Zachary.Kopplin@occrp.org Signal: +1-225-715-5946 (Opinions my own)
Eli Moskowitz @elimoskowitz.bsky.social Investigative journalist @occrp.org focused on /illicit financial flows/tax havens/corporate corruption/environment
Aubrey Belford @abelf.bsky.social Investigative reporter / editor across the Asia-Pacific for the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (occrp.org). Drugs/Bribes/Spies/Scams
Nick Waters @nickwaters.bsky.social Award winning journalist, still interested in using open source information for accountability.
Giancarlo Fiorella @giancarlofiorella.bsky.social Director of Research and Training | Bellingcat
Assistant Professor | Utrecht University
PhD, Criminology & Sociolegal Studies | University of Toronto
www.giancarlofiorella.com
Opinions my own
Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social BBC Verify senior journalist | verification, AI, disinformation, conspiracy theories, open source investigations | shayan.sardarizadeh@bbc.co.uk
Aric Toler @aric.bsky.social Visual Investigations at The New York Times
Jake Hanrahan @hanrahan.tv Journalist and filmmaker. Anti-censorship.
Popular Front / Away Days / Gargoyle
www.jakehanrahan.com
Bellingcat @bellingcat.com Bellingcat is a global collective uncovering facts to hold power to account. Our work is independent. Our methods are public. Our community is global.
Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
Michael Cruickshank @cruickshank.bsky.social Geospatial analyst, OSINT investigator, and journalist. Investigating the intersection of climate resilience and human systems, and sometimes writing fiction. From 🇦🇺, now in 🇪🇺.
📍Berlin, Germany
https://www.michaelcruickshank.me/
Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social Deputy Director of the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social
Analyst, Student, Professor, and Professional Cynic
Study and teach at @uab.cat in Barcelona
#RefugeesWelcome He/Him
📍Barcelona
Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social Environmental open-source investigations, tracking drone warfare, research based advocacy for PAX, contributer Bellingcat.
Max Harlow @maxharlow.bsky.social Data reporter @bloomberg.com. Previously @financialtimes.com. I also run @journocoders.bsky.social. Views are my own. mharlow4@bloomberg.net
Samuel Oakford (WaPo) @samueloakford.bsky.social @washingtonpost visual forensics | samuel.oakford@washpost.com | signal: 771-200-7508
Gianluca Mezzofiore @gianlucamezzo.bsky.social Editor, OSINT and visual investigations @CNN
Email: gianluca.mezzofiore@cnn.com
Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social Visual Investigations reporter at The New York Times. Previously with Bellingcat and Airwars.
Jared Malsin @jmalsin.bsky.social WSJ journalist based in Istanbul. Former Middle East bureau chief for TIME. Turning and turning in the widening gyre.
https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jared-malsin
OSINT Techniques @osinttechniques.bsky.social https://www.forensicosint.com/
Benjamin Strick @bendobrown.bsky.social Investigator | Human Rights | Hybrid Wars
- Makes videos on maps, data & #OSINT
- Director of Investigations at @cen4infores.bsky.social
- Prev at BBC Africa Eye. Bellingcat contributor.
Samir @obretix.bsky.social geospatial IT – OSINT/IMINT
Foeke Postma @foeke.bsky.social Investigator & trainer at Bellingcat
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social Human Rights Lawyer | Executive Director at TIMEP @timep.bsky.social
Craig Silverman @craigsilverman.bsky.social Cofounder of https://indicator.media, your essential guide to understanding and investigating digital deception. Sign up for free! Investigative journalist and OSINT trainer.
https://craigsilverman.ca
Martin Stabe @martinstabe.ft.com Data journalist at @data.ft.com. These days mainly thinking about elections data and how to use automation and AI in news. #ddj #dataviz
Adam Parker @adamparkr.bsky.social OSINT Editor at Sky News. Verifying and investigating. Part of the Data+Forensics unit.
Often found in the mountains.
Eoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social Journalist. Editor @Bellingcat.com. @jskstanford.bsky.social alum
Nick Donovan @nickpdonovan.bsky.social Corruption, conflict finance, investigative journalist. Winner of Fetisov journalism prize.
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social The UK’s largest not-for-profit newsroom. Exposing injustice and sparking change 💪
George Greenwood @georgegreenwood.bsky.social "Ever active" investigations reporter at The Times.
george.greenwood@thetimes.co.uk or DM for Signal.
My musings on transparency are at https://relightmyfoia.blog
Neil Bedi @neilbedi.bsky.social Visual Investigations @nytimes
Jake Godin @godin.bsky.social Senior Researcher, Bellingcat. Previously at Scripps News.
Luke Moffett @lukemoffett.bsky.social Prof of Human Rights and #IHL researching on redress, civilian harm, OSINT and AI, working on rewilding the north coast. Author of Algorithms of War (BUP 2026), Reparations and War (OUP 2023), and Justice for Victims at the ICC (2014).
Bonnie Malkin @bonniemalkin.bsky.social International editor, Guardian Australia
Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social
Allegra Goodwin @allegragoodwin.bsky.social Investigative journo @cnn.com specialising in #osint
went into journalism after watching the devil wears prada, now mostly write about bombs
allegra.goodwin@cnn.com
Katharine Viner @katharineviner.bsky.social Editor-in-chief, the Guardian
William Christou @willchristou.bsky.social Writing for the Guardian in Beirut.
Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com Investigations Correspondent, The Guardian | Tips: henry.dyer@theguardian.com/henrydyer.01 (Signal) | Interested in Politics/Media/🚂/CofE
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/henry-dyer
http://direthoughts.com
Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social Exploring the future of journalism
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner @skirchy.bsky.social Deputy editor of investigations, Guardian US. I write/edit stories on any topic that should be investigated. https://www.theguardian.com/profile/stephanie-kirchgaessner
Ole Solvang @olesolvang.bsky.social Investigator of violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in armed conflict. With UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), OHCHR’s field presence in Ukraine.
Eduardo Suárez @eduardosuarez.bsky.social Director of Editorial at @reutersinstitute.bsky.social. Journalist. I love trains, opera and books. From León, Spain
Lizzie Porter @lcmporter.bsky.social Award-winning correspondent based in Turkey for The National newspaper. English, français, العربيّة, فارسى, Türkçe öğreniyorum. I like elegant writing, translation, textiles, and the sea. All views are my own.
Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social Journalist, doing OSINT at Sky News.
Léa Pé @ileap.bsky.social Journaliste Forbidden Stories ~ #PropagandaMachine #GazaProject #CaviarConnection #StoryKillers
Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social Senior investigator & Trainer @Bellingcat.com
Investigating explicit non-consensual deepfakes/AI and disinfo w/OSINT
"I am a doctor, but not that kind of doctor."
Olga Robinson @olgar.bsky.social Assistant Editor, BBC Verify and BBC Monitoring
Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social Visual investigations at the FT. Architect who won a Pulitzer.