Past Event Category: Working Groups
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Apr 24WG OSINV – Matt LawrenceMatt Lawrence, Tomás Dodds, Guillén Torres
Title: OSINT – Disparity and Consensus Description: Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) should not be hard to define; we understand the origins of the term, and we know how the practice it describes relates to other related terms. However, as the reliability, availability, and diversity of open sources grow, and as the general public takes that power …
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Apr 23WG Critical Platform Studies – Alberto AcerbiAlberto Acerbi, Justin Yeung
Abstract: Most research on social media considers them as supports for transmission of information, explaining online success (and pathologies) by focusing on consumers’ biases and interests. In my talk I will present a different perspective, applying ideas from an ecological approach to culture to social media informational dynamics. I will argue that success online depends …
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Mar 27WG OSINV – Isabella ReganIsabella Regan, Tomás Dodds, Guillén Torres
Open-source investigations for justice and accountability: Navigating hybrid practices and disciplinary in-betweenness: Open-source investigations (OSI) have become an increasingly important tool in documenting and analyzing atrocity crimes, bringing together journalists, legal practitioners, activists, and technologists. Drawing on qualitative research, including interviews with OSI practitioners and field observations, this talk explores how multidisciplinary collaboration shapes OSI …
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Feb 27WG OSINV – Georgia EdwardsGeorgia Edwards, Tomas Dodds, Guillen Torres
Abstract: WITNESS has identified how unintended consequences of the institutionalisation of OSINV – to leverage its use for criminal and legal institutions for accountability – have shifted increased agency from those directly affected, to those investigating from a distance, often Global North institutions. And whilst the proliferation of smartphone cameras, social media, and new technologies …
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Jan 23WG OSINV – Johana KotisovaJohana Kotisova, Tomás Dodds, Guillén Torres
Journalists vs. War Crimes: War reporting is currently undergoing profound transformation. Two of the most important and mutually intertwined phenomena are the integration of open-source investigations in war and investigative reporting and the involvement of journalists in war crime investigations. These phenomena bring about potential points of frictions, new ethical questions, and mental pressure. Based …
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Dec 15WG OSINV – Philip Di SalvoPhilip Di Salvo, Tomás Dodds, Guillén Torres
Title: Turning OSINV Inward: Investigating Datafication and AI Misuse Abstract: Open-source investigative methods (OSINV) have become central to journalism, enabling reporting from conflict zones, foreign contexts, and disaster areas through the analysis of social media footage, satellite imagery, and other digital traces. These from above techniques have expanded journalism’s watchdog capacity by providing forms of …
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Nov 28WG OSINV – Anna-Theresa MayerAnna-Theresa Mayer, Tomas Dodds, Guillen Torres
Title: Networked intermediaries: Exploring the role of OSINT communities in verifying public knowledge on digital platforms Abstract: During Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, new actors beyond journalism, such as open-source intelligence and investigation (OSINT) communities, mobilized to verify and produce public knowledge on digital platforms. Drawing on the Dynamic Intermediary Model (D[X]IM; Ohme et …
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Nov 10WG CPS – Rafael GrohmannRafael Grohmann, Justin Yeung
Labor-atories of Platform Economies: Critical Platform Studies in/from/with Latin America: The presentation frames how past epistemologies, histories, and political struggles of Latin America can inform critical platform studies. Rather than treating the region as a passive site of technological implementation, it emphasizes how enduring theories of informality and dependency are essential to understanding how platforms …
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Oct 20WG CPS – Lik Sam ChanTitle: Transnational Analysis of Platforms: Case Studies of Dating Apps Abstract: In this talk, I explore dating apps as vehicles for transnationalism. By examining platforms such as Tinder and Grindr, I introduce the concept of the “eroscape”—a transnational digital space where desires, practices, and relationships flow across borders. I will discuss four illustrative scenes to …
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Sep 29WG AI Hype – Natali HelbergerNatali Helberger, Tomás Dodds, Seth Lewis
Welcome to the last session of our AI Hype Working Group! We are thrilled to have Natali Helberger (University of Amsterdam) joining us as a guest speaker. Find more information about this session below: Proposition: Responsible use of AI in journalism begins with responsible procurement. Abstract: The resilience of a democracy is invariably linked to …