# Guides & Handbooks

<table><thead><tr><th width="220">Name</th><th width="360">Description</th><th>Free?</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.bellingcat.com/category/resources/">Bellingcat Resources</a></td><td>The resources section on the website includes a large amount of guides on a variety of topics, including geolocation, using satellite imagery, and so on.</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq6cQ--4f90icDJUwiGcPrFFLLguuZ0ht">Bellingcat Tech Series</a></td><td>Youtube series that helps open source researchers learn how to use tools and technical research methods.</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://datajournalism.com/read/handbook/verification-3">Verification Handbook</a></td><td>Several editions which are available in various languages:<a href="https://datajournalism.com/read/handbook/verification-1">Verification Handbook,</a> <a href="https://datajournalism.com/read/handbook/verification-2">Verification Handbook for Investigative Reporting,</a> <a href="https://datajournalism.com/read/handbook/verification-3">Verification Handbook for Disinformation and Media Manipulation.</a></td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://gijn.org/resource/">Global Investigation Journalism Network Resource Center</a></td><td>Guides on various journalism-related topics including open source investigations. Relevant sections are amongst others: <a href="https://gijn.org/resource/?gijn_topic=investigative-techniques">Investigative Techniques</a> and <a href="https://gijn.org/resource/?gijn_topic=reporting-tools-tips">Reporting Tools &#x26; Tips</a>.</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://x.com/quiztime">Quiztime</a></td><td>Solve geolocation challenges to improve your open source research skills. By Julia Bayer.</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://t1p.de/mod4u">Recordings from the International Journalism Festival</a></td><td>Recordings of most sessions from the International Journalism Festival in Perugia are available online. This list shows panels that are of interest for open source researchers.</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.ohchr.org/en/publications/policy-and-methodological-publications/berkeley-protocol-digital-open-source">Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations</a></td><td>Document outlining terms, guidelines, and standards for conducting open source research for human rights investigations</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uqzGi9asZZlaEs8syHbh3AsizVccU-IKJp4zPufaaBk/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.s9zomzvdp109">Academic reading list</a></td><td>List of scholarly readings on open source research and methods</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrFPX1Vfqk3ehZKSFeb9pVIHqxqrNW8Sy">OSINT at Home</a></td><td>YouTube Series from Ben Strick on how to do open source research.</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq6cQ--4f90jE-uj6B6f2ymRYnGGOtYY-">Recordings from Bellingfest</a></td><td>Recordings of various open source research related talks from Bellingfest (10 years of Bellingcat).</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://exposingtheinvisible.org/">Exposing the Invisible</a></td><td>Resources for investigators by <a href="https://tacticaltech.org/">Tactical Tech</a>.</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://advocacyassembly.org/en/partners/amnesty">Online course: Open Source Investigations for Human Rights</a></td><td>Two videos, 90 minutes each. Offered by Amnesty International. They also have a page with a limited number of <a href="https://citizenevidence.org/category/tools/">guides</a>.</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://vae.witness.org/video-as-evidence-field-guide/">Video as Evidence Field Guide</a></td><td>Offered by Witness. Particularly relevant for open source researchers: <a href="file:///Users/work/Downloads/VaE_Ethical%20Guidelines_v1_2.pdf">Ethical Guidelines: using eyewitness videos in human rights reporting and advocacy (pdf)</a> and: <a href="file:///Users/work/Downloads/VaE_Ethical%20Guidelines_v1_2.pdf">using eyewitness videos in human rights reporting and advocacay (pdf).</a></td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.muradcode.com/open-source-practitioners-guide">Open-Source Practitioner’s Guide to the Murad Code - Pilot Version</a></td><td>Provides standards and practices for how to deal with information related to systematic and conflict-related sexual violence (SCRSV) during open source investigations. Offered by the Institute for International Criminal Investigations and the Human Rights Center at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.bellingcat.com/uncategorized/2023/03/03/sexual-and-gender-based-violence-open-source-researche-osint-digital/">Bellingcat - SGBV guide</a></td><td>Recognising Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as an Open Source Researcher.</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.inhope.org/EN#hotlineReferral">INHOPE hotline</a></td><td>Report potential child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online.</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/">How to Maintain Mental Hygiene as an Open Source Researcher</a></td><td>Guide with practical steps and browser extensions to limit exposure to graphic content online.</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://stanleycenter.org/publications/osint-applied-ethics-workbook/">Setting your Moral Compass: A Workbook for Applied Ethics in OSINT</a></td><td>Provided by the Stanley Center for Peace and Security</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://tacticaltech.org/replaybook-a-field-guide-to-the-climate-and-information-crisis/">The Replaybook: A field guide to the climate and information crisis</a></td><td>Insights from 30 organisations and practitioners on the climate and information crisis (includes a contribution from Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins).</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>


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