Prerequisite: JOUR320 and permission of instructor (dpriest@umd.edu)

This class will introduce students to the investigative mindset and technical skills required to produce impactful online visual investigations in the style of Bellingcat, the New York Times and the Washington Post. Using examples from these sites as well as the Minnesota Star Tribune, Forensic Architecture and others, students will learn and practice techniques such as collecting photos, videos and audio recordings from social media and triangulating images with geolocation, satellite imagery and other tools. Students will build timelines of specific events that combine these elements and more--called OSINT for Open Source Intelligence--to produce never-before-seen evidence-based visuals for news investigations.