This week we're joined by Mike Yambo, open source investigator from the popular African news outlet Nation. Mike explains how he managed to establish open source research practices in his traditional newsroom and how he taught himself those skillsets. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday January 30th 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.Links mentioned:Mike Yambo's work at Nation: https://nation.africa/kenya/author-profiles/mike-yambo-4180312Ben Strick, YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/bendobrownBellingcat guides: https://www.bellingcat.com/category/resources/Witness: https://www.witness.org/Code For Africa: https://opportunities.codeforafrica.org/Anatomy of a killing - BBC Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbnLkc6r3ycBellingcat's telegram phone number checker tool: https://github.com/bellingcat/telegram-phone-number-checkerHow to use the telegram phone number checker video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLJgnlilEBs&t=1sSudan story referenced by Mike: https://nation.africa/africa/news/look-the-fire-is-inside-your-houses-where-are-you-sudan-s-war-within-4683754Bellingcat DRC coverage: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/01/29/m23-rebels-goma-congo-fighting-clashes-drc-kivu-control/Shabaab story referenced by Mike: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/the-digital-footprints-of-suspected-shabaab-financier-4391768Police beating story referenced by Mike: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/finding-the-location-of-viral-video-of-man-beaten-by-police-4304224

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