OSINT and Community

For our first event, we have invited Giancarlo Fiorella, Director of Research and Training at Bellingcat, to discuss his work and career path, as well as Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) from a practical and theoretical perspective. Bellingcat is an Amsterdam-based investigative journalism group that specializes in OSINT and disinformation. His talk will segue into a discussion on community-building in the field of open source research and how to support those interested in OSINT in building up their knowledge and experience. The talk and Q&A will last from 17:00-19:00, followed by some light drinks and snacks. The event is free and open to the public, please RSVP via the link below. ​​​​​​

About Terminally Online

Terminally Online is an organization run by new media + digital culture MA students from the University of Amsterdam. We connect students with researchers and practitioners from the local media scene by organizing talks, reading groups, exhibitions, and performances and promoting work by students and alums.

Reading group—Terminally Online’s IRL Group Chat: OSINT Edition

In addition, all are welcome to participate in our reading group—Terminally Online’s IRL Group Chat: OSINT Ediition—in advance of the event. The goal of the reading group is to familiarize students to OSINT as a form of knowledge-making and as methodology, and to generate questions for and engage with Giancarlo’s lecture on a more involved level.

1st session: November 6, 16:30-18:30, Room 0.16 BG1

Readings:

• How to witness a drone strike- Michael Richardson
• From ‘Capture to Courtroom’: Collaboration and the Digital Documentation of International Crimes in Ukraine- Alexa Konig
• Open Source Intelligence as Critical Pedagogy; Or, the Humanities Classroom as Digital Human Rights Lab- Jason Parry

2nd Session: November 20 16:30-18:30, Room 0.16 BG1

Readings: TBD, email terminallyonline.uva@gmail.com if interested.