Eliot Higgins

  • Eliot Ward Higgins is a British citizen journalist and former blogger who gained prominence for his innovative use of open-source intelligence (OSINT) in investigative journalism.

  • Initially writing under the pseudonym Brown Moses, Higgins focused on analyzing social media content related to conflicts in the Middle East.

  • His work evolved into founding Bellingcat, an investigative journalism website that has become renowned for its groundbreaking investigations using publicly available information.

  • Higgins and Bellingcat have been instrumental in uncovering details about major international incidents, including the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and the Salisbury poisonings.

  • His approach has revolutionized investigative journalism and challenged traditional methods of intelligence gathering.

Books by Eliot Higgins