Open-Source Verification & Archival Index (Est. 2011)

Investigative Topic Dossiers & OSINT Tags

Cited by Wikipedia, ETH Zurich / BICC, Reporters Without Borders, HuffPost, WITNESS, and Jadaliyya, Newsmotion’s thematic dossiers preserve primary-source environmental data, open-source munitions verification, and global civic journalism.

Active Verification & Policy Dossiers (13)

OSINT Arms Proliferation & Aviation Security Dossier

MANPADS (Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems)

Open-source intelligence (OSINT) verification archive tracking the proliferation, serial identification, and civilian aviation threat of Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems (MANPADS) in conflict zones.

/tags/manpadsOpen Dossier →

Flagship Archival Reports & Multimedia Features (19)

BEIJING / SHIJIAZHUANG·Jing Gao

Interactive Maps of China’s Most–and Least–Polluted Places

An archival environmental data investigation mapping real-time air quality indices (AQI), PM2.5 particulate concentrations, and coal-industrial emissions across Shijiazhuang, Xingtai, Tangshan, Handan, Hengshui, Langfang, Jinan, Zhengzhou, Harbin, and China's cleanest coastal municipalities.

Read Dispatch →
GOMA (NORTH KIVU)·Agata Pietron

War Songs: Youth Rappers in Eastern Congo

Multimedia dispatch by Agata Pietron from Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, profiling the youth rappers and musicians of North Kivu who use hip-hop and R&B to chronicle life, conflict, and artistic renewal.

Read Dispatch →
HOMS (KHALDEYA)·Eliot Higgins (Brown Moses) & Field Contributors

One Day with the Rebels in Khaldeya, Homs, Syria

Frontline dispatch from the Khaldeya neighborhood of Homs, Syria, chronicling twenty-four hours inside the besieged district and the role of freelance conflict journalists and open-source analysts.

Read Dispatch →

Accredited Correspondents, Analysts & Bureau Partners

Jake PriceCo-Founder, Documentary Filmmaker & PhotojournalistJake Price is an award-winning multimedia journalist, documentary filmmaker, and co-founder of Newsmotion.org whose longform photojournalism chronicles environmental disasters, post-conflict recovery, and grassroots civic resilience.Sylvia RyderCo-Founder, Executive Producer & Editorial DirectorSylvia Ryder is a co-founder and executive producer of Newsmotion.org, where she architected the platform's global contributor network, collaborative fact-checking standards, and civic technology partnerships.Eliot Higgins (Brown Moses)Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) & Conflict Munitions AnalystWriting originally under the pseudonym 'Brown Moses' and syndicated on Newsmotion.org, Eliot Higgins pioneered open-source intelligence (OSINT) verification of conflict munitions, MANPADS proliferation, cluster ordnance, and chemical delivery rockets.Jing GaoChina Media, Policy & Cultural CorrespondentJing Gao is a Beijing-born journalist, media analyst, and founder of Ministry of Tofu whose reporting for Newsmotion.org covers Chinese environmental data, internet censorship, cross-cultural media regulation, and anti-corruption whistleblowers.Al-Masry Al-Youm (Egypt Independent Syndicate)Cairo Bureau & Middle East Syndicated News PartnerAl-Masry Al-Youm (and its English-language edition Egypt Independent) partnered with Newsmotion.org to syndicate frontline dispatches from Cairo covering diplomatic relations, protests outside foreign embassies, and regional geopolitics.Steven VanRoekelPublic Technology & Digital Government Contributor (2nd U.S. Federal CIO)Steven VanRoekel served as the second Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States. His public-sector technology dispatches syndicated on Newsmotion outline the open-data, API-first, and mobile-ready building blocks of 21st-century digital government.Martin GajsekEuropean Civic Media & Digital Rights CorrespondentMartin Gajsek is a European civic media correspondent and archival editor at Newsmotion.org covering digital rights, whistleblower protections, and press freedom across Europe and the Mediterranean.