Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.
Investigative journalist, currently with BBC Verify.
BBC Verify Senior Reporter covering
OSINT/ social media/ disinformation investigations
Instagram: merlyncthomas
Political Violence, Civil War, African Politics, Security Studies, Fieldwork Ethics, Gender | Political Scientist @Leiden University | Author of "Violent Resistance: Militia Formation and Civil War in Mozambique" (https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108936026)
Specialized in mediation support for ceasefires & process design | Working at Berghof Foundation and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue | Work experience in South Asia, Latin America, and West Africa | Dr. sc. @ETH Zurich | She/her
Journo at BBC Verify and BBC Monitoring.
Portfolio: https://www.clippings.me/users/richardirvinebrown
Journo. BBC Verify.
Digital investigative journalism since 2014, cars/money data before, BBC Sport 2007-2011.
Also running the #QueenWorldCup.
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