A great origin story.
It’s wild to imagine becoming an internationally recognized open-source researcher and weapons expert from your kitchen, with a young family, barely making ends meet.
This was a straightforward recounting of events, but I got a little confused by the timeline, because each chapter is its own separate story and they sometimes overlap. I listened to the audiobook, which might have made this worse. The confusion made me bored, which made it hard to finish.
It was still a great origin story. Anyone who’s ever done any kind of investigative work will appreciate it.
Vibes
- open-source research
- journalism
- origin story
- non-linear timeline
Favorite quote
“We have no agenda but we do have a credo: evidence exists.”
Would recommend to
Would recommend specifically to people interested in the last decade+ evolution of open-source research and journalism, or specific fans of Bellingcat.