# How to become an open source investigator

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Podcast: [Backlight](https://stenobird.com/podcast/backlight-6136461)
Published: 2024-04-23T07:32:35+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lighthouse-reports/episodes/How-to-become-an-open-source-investigator-e2ioiro
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## Resource

This episode, we dive into the skills and techniques used in open-source reporting (yes it’s more than just stalking people on social media!). Beatriz and Tessa are joined by two of our open-source reporters Jack Sapoch and Monica Camacho. We talk about their roles in the context of a recent investigation that reconstructed the unseen events which saw 40 people suffocate to death in a migrant detention centre fire in Ciudad Juárez. We’re also joined by our investigations editor Melissa Del Bosque to explain the strategy behind the investigation and how it was received. Watch the video and read about the investigation here And read more about our most ‘brain waste’ investigation discussed in the intro of the show -- Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang Sound Design: Spoovio - Audiovisual Productions -- Website - Twitter - BlueSky - and you can email us at backlight@lighthousereports.com

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