Exposing the invisible

The digital age has profoundly transformed the way people find and share information. The Internet is enabling collaboration between activists, hackers and journalists on an unprecedented scale. This has led to previously unimaginable possibilities in investigative reporting. People are newly empowered to uncover hidden information, expose corruption and bring the truth to light.

Through a series of short films, Exposing the Invisible tells the personal stories of those working at the new frontiers of investigation.

We explore their tools and methods and learn how they manage the risks of information activism. The project also offers a range of resources to help activists protect themselves and their work.

We hope that Exposing the Invisible will inspire a new generation of people committed to transparency and accountability.

New movies will be uploaded to our website regularly. If you have suggestions or projects you would like to tell us about, please come and talk to us. Or check out when a screening might be going on near you, or how to host one yourself.

This project would not have been made possible without our sponsors and all the people who have contributed. Many thanks for having supported our work.

Our Currency is Information

Watch our interview of Paul Radu, who tells about organised crime and how to document it through cross-border collaborative investigative reporting. To learn more about his work, read the extensive interview.
From My Point of View

In the second episode, From My Point of View, we hear the stories of three bloggers and activists from the UK, Lebanon and Israel. They are all non-specialists, "investigators-in-the-making", who have developed innovative ways to use data to shed light on hidden issues. To learn more about their work, read the extensive interviews.
Unseen War

In our final episode, Unseen War, we change the angle slightly and explore the physical, moral and political invisibility of US drone strikes in Pakistan. We speak to journalists, activists and experts inside and outside of Pakistan about the consequences of the strikes in the tribal FATA region, whey they are possible, and how we can make it more visible using data and visualisation tactics.

Exposing the Invisible is Tactical Tech's 3-part series of short films examining some of the most inspiring and provocative investigative cases, those that go further than traditional journalistic investigations.

We spoke to hackers, activists and investigators from the UK, to Lebanon, Israel and Pakistan to find how they work with evidence, data and visualisation.

After watching each film, you can find out more about the tools and tactics used by the protagonists to expose the hidden layers behind problems in their societies. Each film comes with extensive interviews telling the story of each activist or investigator, divided into thematic chapters, as well as a bank of to help you follow in their footsteps.

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