Given the technical issues involved, reporters may be well advised to seek expert help.
Several on the list are non-profit organizations, but GIJN also has learned that some of the largest commercial firms are prepared to help journalists and provide images (see below). This GIJN resource includes ten places to go for pro bono help and free images, including high resolution images. Examining images can complement other research, possibly providing corroborating evidence. Imagery, as one expert put it, “is independent of the official line of thinking.”Īmong other benefits, images are great for showing change over time, such as retreating shorelines, growing islands or lost vegetation. There is real potential for investigative journalists to make greater use of these space images, although they have used them to report on conflicts, climate change, refugees, forest fires, illegal mining, oil spills, deforestation, slavery and many other topics. Satellite images are powerful tools for discovery and analysis, plus provide vivid illustrations.
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