Post-Logan Open Source / Open House

Join the Post-Logan Symposium Open Source / Open House, hosted by the Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley (HRC), to find out. Building off the center’s pioneering Investigations Lab, HRC and Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program (IRP) have launched the country’s first open source investigative reporting course and are now partnering to showcase some of the latest open source journalism stories and investigative techniques at their second annual Open Source / Open House.

Held on April 30, 2023, the event is a world-class convening of journalists, investigators, and open source experts coming together for a day of lightning talks and hands-on workshops that demonstrate the most cutting-edge innovations in digital open source investigations.

Join us in-person! No streaming available.

All-Day All-Access Pass ($35, only 85 spots available): 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Includes morning lightning talks and coffee; lunch; hands-on afternoon workshops; and access to post-event open source investigative reporting resources.

Half-Day Pass ($15): 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Includes coffee and access to the morning open source lighting talks.

*Please note: If you're interested in attending the event and you've already registered for the Logan Symposium, you'll need to register for this event separately.

Morning Lightning Talks: A series of 15-minute demonstrations on the behind-the-scenes work of some of the best open source investigative reporting of the past year.

Lightning talks include (but are not limited to):

• Supply-Chain Investigations in the Brazilian Amazon: Elisangela Mendonca (Rainforest Investigations Network):
• Unraveling Facts Through 3D Modeling: Anjali Singhvi (New York Times)
• Archiving and Visualizing War Crimes in Ukraine: The Associated Press and Brad Samuels (SITU Research)

Afternoon Workshops (only 85 spots available): Six two-hour sessions with some of the field's best open source instructors, demonstrating tools and methodologies useful for investigative reporters. Pick from one of three simultaneous sessions during each time period. All workshops will be held at the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley, a short walk from where the lightning talks will be held.

Workshops include (but are not limited to):

• Introduction to OSINT for Editors and Journalists: Alexa Koenig (Human Rights Center) & David Barstow (Investigative Reporting Program
• Geolocation and Chronolocation: Christiaan Triebert (New York Times)
• Open Source Conflict Reporting: Azmat Khan (New York Times Magazine) and Haley Willis (New York Times)
• Ship Tracking & Flight Tracking: Giancarlo Fiorella (Bellingcat)
• Maltego & Network Analysis: Gisela Pérez de Acha (Open Source Investigative Reporter, Human Rights Center & Investigative Reporting Program)

Host or Publisher Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley