How Open Source Intelligence Can Help Journalists Cover Conflicts
"Open Source Intelligence, simply put, is the analysis of openly available or accessible digital footage and data - video, audio, pictures including satellite images, geolocation data, weapons movements and so forth - to answer intelligence questions."
"Traditional breaking news is often decided on the newsworthiness of claims and the formal title or power of the human actors (sources) making them, such as state actors or CEOs or political leaders. Reporters rely on credentialed sources of knowledge about ongoing developments, but OSINT starts when openly sourced digital materials emerge online on social media or through encrypted/secure channels that analysts and journalists use."
Subramaniam Vincent, director of journalism and media ethics, published by Forbes.