A new generation of investigators
The digital age has profoundly transformed the way people find and share information. This has led to previously unimaginable possibilities in conducting investigations. More people are now empowered to uncover hidden information, expose corruption and bring the truth to light. Through a series of films, interviews, guides, tools and workshops, Exposing the Invisible brings together different techniques and individual practices of those working at the new frontiers of investigation.
Exposing the Invisible: The Kit
The Kit is a collaborative, self-learning resource that makes investigative techniques and tools used by experienced investigators more accessible to people and communities who feel motivated to start their own investigations, collect and verify information, build evidence and create a better understanding of issues without losing sight of ethical or safety considerations. Explore the Kit in English, French and Spanish.
Exposing the Invisible Curricula Partnership Call
We are looking for organisations or networks to partner with who would like to help spread the knowl...
Webinar: "Verifying Footage from Ukraine: Open-source methods, tips and tools" 31 May 2022
Join us on 31 May at 16:00 - 17:30 CEST for a webinar focusing on open-source intelligence (OSINT) m...
Webinar: "Information Security Starts In Your Head" 26 May 2022
* How can Journalists and other Evidence Seekers address digital vulnerabilities? * Join us on 26 Ma...
About the Kit
Access to information Safety Verification Data Mapping Metadata Research
Exposing the Invisible - The Kit
The Kit is a collaborative, self-learning resource that makes
investigative techniques and tools use...
Alison Killing - No, no, no, no, and then occasionally a yes
What do architecture, investigation, maps and storytelling have in
common? Follow the trail in this ...
What do architecture, investigation, maps and storytelling have in
common? Follow the trail in this episode where Alison Killing takes us on a
fascinating journey starting from her training and professional career in
architecture and constructions to her research in migration and human rights,
culminating with an internationally awarded journalistic collaboration.
Megha Rajagopalan - It's okay to talk to me
Modesty, honesty, care and time, together with varying doses of
obsession and concern, are recurring...
Saul Pwanson - It's not hoarding if it's organised
Saul Pwanson became an accidental investigator when his attempts
to digitise crossword puzzles into ...
Avi Asher-Schapiro - Everyone cheats on their homework
Avi Asher-Schapiro is a journalist who focuses on the intersection
of technology and human rights. H...
Anthea Lawson - Let's go get those bastards
After years of investigation and campaigning, Anthea Lawson shares
with us insights into what her ex...
Lily - Black and white photos were actually taken in colour
With a background in history, research and then law enforcement,
Lily shares how her journey landed...
Ankita Anand - Is there a story there that we would love to tell?
From activism to journalism, Ankita Anand describes how life
encounters helped shape her journey int...
Jim Mintz - A radically open approach
With over 40 years of experience in investigations, Jim Mintz
shares his thoughts about the importan...
Sophia Pickles - What if we swap places?
Through her work as an investigator into global supply chains,
Sophia offers her thoughts on the wor...
Crofton Black - How does the world work?
Crofton Black ended up as an investigator almost by chance. With a background in English Literature ...
(Closed) "Investigation is Collaboration" - Online Conference, 2-6 August, 2021
On 2-6 August 2021 Tactical Tech’s 'Exposing the Invisible' project hosted a 5-day online conference...
"Investigation is Collaboration" Conference Materials
Here you find the agenda and a rich selection of materials - videos, articles and presentation slide...
Access to information Safety
A project to engage, train and connect civil society investigators in the EU
In September 2020, our Exposing the Invisible (ETI) team started a European Commission (DG CONNECT)-...
Access to information Conflict and Power Money and Politics Safety
“Killing one is easy, killing a network is impossible”: The Power of Collaboration
"Ten years ago, collaborative journalism was something unusual,
quite often weird – why to share my ...
Access to information Conflict and Power Research
How do we know things? - The Investigator’s Dilemma and Working with Absent Evidence
“Do we know things? How do we know them? Philosophers have been
asking these questions for thousands...
Access to information Safety Conflict and Power Research Data
How to Build a More Diverse Newsroom, for Real
This brief article gathers tips on cross-border collaboration as
learned from Editor-in-Chief Tina L...
Access to information Money and Politics Data journalism Research
An Arena for Climate Collaboration: "My climate issue is your climate issue"
“Is there a link between your local river drying up and European
policies on climate and energy? Do ...
Access to information Investigating Visual Media Mapping Propaganda Satellite Imagery
How a Chance Collaboration Exposed Secretive Government Actions in China
This is an example that proves how, with curiosity, hard work and
an openness to collaboration, you ...
Money and Politics Access to information Data journalism Mapping Research
“Stronger Together” - Creating a Plan for Collaboration
"In an increasingly complex social, political and economic
environment, and in times of lurking cris...
Access to information Safety Verification Mapping Data
“It Takes a Crowd...”: Tips and examples of using crowdsourcing to collect information
Crowdsourcing is increasingly used by journalists, activists, researchers and citizen investigators ...
Safety Conflict and Power Research
Risk Assessment Is a Mindset, Not a Checklist
Conducting investigations is risky. Unfortunately, individual
investigators rarely have the resource...
Investigating Visual Media Access to information Image Metadata Satellite Imagery Verification
Getting Creative with Geolocation
Take a dive into the world of geolocation, visual analysis, and the
importance of creativity in imag...
Access to information Money and Politics Data Research
The Savvy Investigator’s Toolkit
The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) has been
developing a massive list of online reso...
Investigating Visual Media Conflict and Power Verification Video Image
The Archive as Activism: Lessons from Mnemonic and the Syrian Archive
Mnemonic, the non-profit that runs Syrian Archive, Yemeni Archive
and Sudanese Archive uses its posi...
Conflict and Power Access to information Verification
Investigative Commons: A new era of human rights investigation
The Investigative Commons was launched as a collaboration between
the European Center for Constituti...
Conflict and Power
From My Point of View
The second episode in the series, 'From My Point of View', rather thanlooking at professional invest...
Money and Politics
Our Currency is Information
Our currency is Information is the first episode of the documentary film series Exposing the Invisib...
Conflict and Power
Unseen War
Exploring the physical, moral and political invisibility of US drone warfare in Pakistan.
Research Sound
Are You Listening? Basics of Investigating (with) Sound
This article is an introductory journey intended for anyone with
an interest in listening – yes, tha...
Access to information Data Research
No Disaster Is Natural: How investigating climate change adaptation could make a difference
Floods, cyclones, wildfires, etc. Climate disasters and the damage
they cause are increasingly makin...
Access to information Data journalism Research
Data at First Sight: Telling the human story through numbers
Good stories are relatable. They speak to the reader. Stories that have data at the centre are no di...
Money and Politics Access to information Data Research
OpenCorporates: the largest open database of the corporate world
OpenCorporates is a database which aims to gather information on all the companies in the world. The...
Money and Politics Data Research
Investigative Dashboard
The Investigative Dashboard was created by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OC...
Safety Research
Tor Browser
A tool to browse the web securely.
Investigating Visual Media Image Research Metadata Verification
More than Meets the Eye: Geolocating Images Using Creativity and SunCalc
Geolocation means finding the real world location of an object,
such as the place where a photograph...
Access to information Money and Politics Safety Research
Investigate - The Manual
Launched by the Civil Forum for Asset Recovery (CiFAR) in June
2021, "Investigate - The Manual" is ...
Investigation is Collaboration - Exposing the Invisible Together
A series of videos that capture practices and approaches from
investigators, all recorded in Exposin...