Investigative Reporting Anatomy of a Local Crackdown: How a Tiny Texas Town Became the Frontline of Mass Deportation October 25, 2026 Lina Irawan INGRAM, Texas — On a warm autumn afternoon, Officer Jaron Alexander of the Ingram Police Department parked his black Dodge Charger off Main Street and approached a home on foot.…
Digital Security for Journalists Twenty-Five Years of the Panopticon: Why the Era of Mass Surveillance Must End September 22, 2026 Lina Hope By Investigative Staff Co-authored with Cindy Cohn; originally adapted from Lawfare. A quarter of a century has passed since the devastating terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, fundamentally altered the…
Digital Security for Journalists Inside the Flawed Firmware: How Hackers Unlocked Flock’s Surveillance Software and Exposed the Mechanics of Mass Tracking September 21, 2026 Azzam Bilal Chamdy In an era defined by ubiquitous digital surveillance, automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) have quietly woven themselves into the physical infrastructure of modern cities. Deployed across suburban intersections, highway off-ramps,…
Solutions Journalism Unexpected Snowstorms Temporarily Boost East Antarctica’s Ice Mass, Defying Long-Term Trends September 17, 2026 Ali Ikhwan By Global Science Correspondent ANTARCTICA — In a monumental finding that has taken climatologists by surprise, a sprawling and unusually warm pool of tropical ocean water has been identified as…
Open Source Intelligence The Search for Dignity: Investigating the Mass Burial Sites of Venezuela’s Earthquake Crisis September 16, 2026 Raul Delapena Setiawan As Venezuela reels from the devastating impact of recent, massive earthquakes, the humanitarian crisis has taken a grim, logistical turn. Beyond the immediate tragedy of thousands of lives lost, the…
Digital Security for Journalists The Architecture of Total Observation: 25 Years of Mass Surveillance in America September 15, 2026 Ammar Sabilarrohman Main Facts A quarter-century after the catastrophic events of September 11, 2001, the architecture of American security has undergone a fundamental, irreversible mutation. What began as emergency counterterrorism measures—framed as…
Open Source Intelligence Digging for Dignity: Geolocating Mass Burials in the Wake of Venezuela’s Deadly Earthquakes July 18, 2026 Jia Lissa By the Bellingcat Investigative Team In the aftermath of the catastrophic earthquakes that have devastated Venezuela, a grim logistical reality has emerged: the country’s forensic and burial infrastructure is buckling…
Open Source Intelligence Crisis in La Guaira: Geolocating the Mass Burial Sites Following Venezuela’s Deadly Earthquakes July 9, 2026 Sagoh By the Bellingcat Investigative Team In the wake of the catastrophic earthquakes that have devastated Venezuela, leaving thousands dead and many more missing, a grim logistical reality has emerged on…
