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Tracking digital traces: visual investigations at the New York Times

To what extent can journalists still trust their sources now that they are increasingly fed with fake news, disinformation and manipulated images and sound? And if journalists can no longer be sure of their sources, why should readers believe them?

Investigative journalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Christiaan Triebert (formerly Bellingcat, now The New York Times) gives us an insight into how he combines digital detective work with traditional journalistic fieldwork to get to the facts, hold powerful actors accountable and reconstruct major news events.

Location: Hertz
Time(s): 13:15 - 14:00
Speaker(s): Christiaan Triebert
Language: ENG
Type: Keynote
Theme: Investigative journalism
  • Niels Westra
    Christiaan Triebert (Leeuwarden, 1991) works as an investigative journalist for the Visual Investigation Team of the New York Times. He previously worked as a trainer and researcher for the journalist collective Bellingcat. He won several prizes, including a Pulitzer for the revelation about Russian bombing of hospitals in Syria (2020). Triebert is an expert in the field of open source intelligence (OSINT). He studied International Relations and Philosophy at the University of Groningen and obtained a master's degree in Conflict, Security and Development studies at King's College London.

    Photocredit: Niels Westra
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September 10 2024
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