Verification Handbook for Investigative Reporting: A Guide to Online Search and Research Techniques for Using UGC and Open Source Information in Investigations
Key Guidance
Maastricht: European Journalism Centre (2015), 121 pp.
1 The opportunity for using open source information and user-generated content in investigative work
2 Using online research methods to investigate the Who, Where and When of a person
3 Online research tools and investigation techniques
4 Corporate Veils, Unveiled: Using databases, domain records and other publicly available material to investigate companies
5 Investigating with databases: Verifying data quality
6 Building expertise through UGC verification
7 Using UGC in human rights and war crimes investigations
8 Applying ethical principles to digital age investigation
9 Presenting UGC in investigative reporting
10 Organizing the newsroom for better and accurate investigative reporting
Case studies
2 Using online research methods to investigate the Who, Where and When of a person
3 Online research tools and investigation techniques
4 Corporate Veils, Unveiled: Using databases, domain records and other publicly available material to investigate companies
5 Investigating with databases: Verifying data quality
6 Building expertise through UGC verification
7 Using UGC in human rights and war crimes investigations
8 Applying ethical principles to digital age investigation
9 Presenting UGC in investigative reporting
10 Organizing the newsroom for better and accurate investigative reporting
Case studies
