Digital Communities
GOLDEN NICA
“Bellingcat brings an in-depth and rigorous analytical process into the picture, contributing to a closer understanding of complex scenarios in an increasingly polarized context.” (Jury Statement)
Documentation
The machinations of Mexican drug cartels, the shooting down of flight MH17, and war crimes such as those being committed in Syria: Bellingcat gathers together open source and social media investigations by citizen journalists and interlinks them.
In addition to publishing and disseminating articles and reportage, Bellingcat offers instructions and pointers for up and coming citizen journalists.
Bellingcat was founded in 2014 by Eliot Higgins, who made a name for himself as the author of the “Brown Moses Blog” with its revelations about the Syria conflict. Initiated as a platform dedicated to open source investigations to serve as a network interlinking these “lone wolves,” it stands today for a global community of citizen journalists active at the world’s current flashpoints, bringing (war) crimes to the attention of the international public.
